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Last spring I visited a small museum of old medical tools.去年春天，我参观了一个收藏旧医疗器械的小博物馆。 One glass case held a bizarre machine with a brass valve.一个玻璃柜里放着一台「古怪的」机器，上面装着一个铜「阀门」。 A note said it helped a doctor study how the body makes urine, but the old paint was toxic.一张说明卡说，它曾帮一位医生研究人体怎样产生「尿液」，但上面的旧漆有「毒」。

The kidney cleans the blood, and the urinary tract carries waste away.肾脏负责清理血液，而「尿道」把废物带走。 The doctor explained it with a simple analogy.医生用一个简单的「类比」来解释这件事。 The body, he said, is like a house full of pipes.他说，人体就像一栋装满管子的房子。 The valve let him control the flow inside them.那个「阀门」让他能控制管子里的流量。

The next room told a story about a tribe in the north.接下来的一间屋子讲的是北方一个「部落」的故事。 These people shared one clear trait: they never wasted water.这些人有一个共同的「特点」：他们从不浪费水。 Even in adverse years they kept a small tract of land green.即使在「不利的」年份，他们也把一小「片」土地保持得绿油油的。 Neighbors copied their ditches, which helped unify the valley.邻居们纷纷效仿他们挖的水渠，这让整个山谷「统一」了起来。

On the last wall hung a poster for an auction, which could not tempt my little brother.最后一面墙上挂着一张「拍卖会」的海报，它「吸引」不了我弟弟。 Nobody there wanted a dirty old valve, so the museum paid almost nothing.那场「拍卖会」上没人想要一个脏兮兮的旧「阀门」，所以博物馆几乎没花钱就买下了它。 Small parts keep great systems alive, and someone must remember them.小小的零件维系着庞大的系统，总要有人记住它们。