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开始练这一级 →Last spring I moved to a quiet district far from the city.去年春天，我搬到了一个远离城市的安静「区域」。 I found an old machine in a small room behind my new home.我在新家后面的一个小房间里发现了一台旧机器。 The engine had won a championship, but nobody knew how to start it now.这台「引擎」曾经拿过「冠军」，但现在没人知道怎么启动它。 One morning the engine made a loud noise and then stopped.一天早上，引擎发出很大的响声，然后停了下来。
Nobody in the town could help me with it.镇上没人能帮我修好它。 I asked a distant friend for advice.我向一位「远方的」朋友请教。 My usual clothing was dirty after each repair.每次修完，我平常穿的「衣物」都很脏。 The engineer came and looked at the machine for a long time.工程师来了，看了那台机器很久。
He found a small broken part inside the engine.他在「引擎」里面找到了一个坏掉的小零件。 I took an engineer to see the machine.我请了一位「工程师」来看那台机器。 I did not complain, because he was very kind and patient.我没有「抱怨」，因为他非常友善又有耐心。
He wrote a short complaint about the part and sent it by mail.他写了一份简短的「投诉」，用邮件寄了出去。 The new part arrived, and the old engine was a champion again.新零件到了，老「引擎」又成了「冠军」。 I learned that a big distance becomes small when people help each other.我明白了：当人们互相帮助时，很远的「距离」也会变近。
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