共 17 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →The old mill closed last spring.那座老磨坊去年春天关门了。 To people far away, that presumably looked trivial.在远方的人看来，这「大概」显得「微不足道」。 It was a rule whereby every family here had lived.这里每户人家都靠一条「借此」生活过。 When the room went quiet, the thermal pipes were silent.当那个房间安静下来时，「热的」管道也不出声了。
One morning a few young workers met in the empty chamber.一天早上，几个年轻工人在空空的「大厅」里碰了面。 We cannot bring the machines back, one of them said.其中一个人说，我们没法把机器搬回来。 Their first idea was easy to conceive.他们最初的想法很容易「构想」。 So they opened little shops along one side of the room.于是他们在房间的一侧开了几家小店。 Each shop stood adjacent to the next, with a walkway between.每家店都「紧挨着」下一家，中间留一条走道。
A cluster of workshops grew.一个「集群」式的手工作坊区长了出来。 Small teams took shape, each with real autonomy over its days.一个个小团队成形了，每个团队对自己怎么过日子都有真正的「自主权」。 One team began to extract oil from seed that farmers brought.一个团队开始从农民送来的种子里「提取」油。 Our rule was simple, and everyone followed it.我们的规矩很简单，每个人都照着做。 No worker may stay alone all day, because a shop must help its neighbors.哪个工人也不能整天一个人待着，因为一家店必须帮助邻居。
People converge on the walkway each morning with tea.人们每天早上带着茶，朝那条走道「汇聚」过来。 It became an artifact of a hard year, and also of a good one.它成了一件「手工艺品」，记录着艰难的一年，也记录着美好的一年。 The change was little, but it was ours.这个变化很小，但它是我们自己的。
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