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开始练这一级 →Our town library was once a quiet place with old paper books.我们镇的图书馆曾经是个只有旧纸质书的安静地方。 Now it has a new feature: a small room full of computers.现在它有了一个新「特色」：一个装满电脑的小房间。 Many people study there, and the room is very popular.很多人在这里学习，这个房间很「受欢迎」。 However, some old readers still want paper books.「不过」，一些老读者还是想要纸质书。
Last year a young woman taught herself to write simple code.去年，一位年轻女子自学了写简单的代码。 When the old factory closed, she lost her job and felt a foreign language was too hard.那家老「工厂」关门后，她失去了工作，也觉得「外语」太难。 Her father said he could not help her, because he knew nothing about code.她的父亲说他帮不了她，因为他对代码一无所知。 He himself still reads the newspaper every morning.他「自己」仍然每天早上读报纸。
A patient teacher in the library showed her how to fix small problems.「图书馆」里一位有「耐心」的老师教她怎么解决小问题。 She wanted to keep other beginners from feeling lost.她想让其他初学者不再感到迷茫。 So she began a free class on Saturday, and it is now a small group of ten.于是她在周六开了一个免费班，现在是一个十人的小组。 The city gave the library money for three more computers.市里给了图书馆一笔钱，用来再买三台电脑。
This small change has made many lives better.这个小小的变化让很多人的生活变好了。 The library now feels both old and new.这座图书馆现在给人既旧又新的感觉。 However, the main factor is the people.「不过」，最「关键」的「因素」是人。
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