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Last spring Mr. and Mrs. Ward left the city for a small cottage in the countryside.去年春天，沃德夫妇离开城市，搬到「乡下」一栋小「农舍」里。 The move was convenient, because the old house was cheap.这次搬家很「方便」，因为那栋旧房子很便宜。 The kitchen had a new cooker, and the rooms were considerably brighter.厨房里有一个新「炉灶」，房间也明亮得多了。 A narrow corridor led from the front door to a long garden.一条窄窄的「走廊」从前门通向一座长长的花园。

Their daughter Kate missed the city and sat in the corridor to read.他们的女儿凯特想念城市，就坐在走廊里看书。 One evening she found a tin of cookie on a shelf by the window.一天傍晚，她在窗边的架子上发现一罐「曲奇」。 She took it to the kitchen and shared the cookie with her mother.她把它拿到厨房，和妈妈一起分吃了「曲奇」。

The garden was full of corn, and the air smelled of cotton cloth drying in the sun.花园里种满了「玉米」，空气里有阳光晒着的「棉布」味。 Mrs. Ward hung the washing on a line between two trees.沃德太太把洗好的衣服晾在两棵树之间的绳子上。 In the evening the family ate dinner outside under the stars.傍晚，一家人在星空下在户外吃晚饭。

Kate said she had one clear conviction about this place.凯特说她对这地方有一个明确的「信念」。 The city was loud, but here she could hear herself think.城市很吵，但在这里她能听见自己思考。 Her father smiled and said they would stay for good.她父亲笑着说，他们要永远住在这里了。