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Ten years ago, a large plant closed in our small town.十年前，我们的小镇上有一家大工厂关闭了。 Many people lost their income, and the town centre became quiet.许多人失去了收入，镇中心变得很安静。 My father often said it was a hard time for us.我父亲常说，那对我们来说是一段艰难的日子。 Some of us made an attempt to change the place.我们中的一些人「试着」改变这个地方。

Our first effort was to build a small community centre.我们的第一次「努力」是建一个小型社区活动中心。 The old building had no water and no light inside.那栋老房子里面既没有水也没有灯。 We cleaned it and put in new doors.我们一起打扫它，装上了新的门。 It took a year to achieve this goal.我们花了一年才「实现」这个目标。

Now the centre is central to our daily life.如今，这个活动中心是我们日常生活围绕的「核心」。 People come to share food, music and local culture.人们来这里分享食物、音乐和当地「文化」。 A cultural group meets on Friday evenings to sing.一个「文化」小组每周五晚上聚在一起唱歌。 Young and old express their ideas in an open way.年轻人和老年人都以开放的方式「表达」自己的想法。 That expression of hope means a lot to my mother.那种对希望的「表达」对我母亲来说意义重大。

Last month I read an article about towns like ours.上个月我读到一篇「文章」，讲的是像我们这样的小镇。 The writer said the main thing is not money but people.作者说，最主要的不是钱，而是人。 Our story is a fine example of achievement.我们的故事就是一个「成就」的好例子。