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My sister is a volunteer at a centre near us.我姐姐是我们附近一个中心的「志愿者」。 Her vision is simple: help people who cannot read well.她的「愿景」很简单：帮助读不好书的人。 She never asks for money, and she says the work is vital for our town.她从不要求钱，还说这份工作对我们小镇「至关重要」。

One day she took me to a room with a large visual map on the wall.有一天她带我去一个房间，墙上有一张很大的「视觉」地图。 The map showed every street and every visitor centre.地图上标着每条街和每个「访客」中心。 She said the sign outside was not visible from the main road.她说外面的牌子从主路上「看不见」。 So we put a bigger sign there.于是我们在那里放了块更大的牌子。

The volume of visitors grew a little after that.那之后来访者的「数量」多了一点。 Then we began a voluntary class on Sunday mornings.接着我们开始周日早上的「志愿」课。 A young voter from the next street joined us as a teacher.隔壁街一个年轻的「选民」来做老师。 We talked about old people who feel vulnerable in the cold.我们谈到在寒冷中感到「脆弱」的老人。

My sister called each person every week.我姐姐每周给每个人打电话。 Slowly the room filled with voices and food.慢慢地，房间里满是声音和食物。 A warm hour can change a whole week.温暖的一小时能改变整整一周。 I now give two hours myself, and the work feels light.我现在自己也拿出两小时，这活干起来很轻松。 Our small group showed that a little help is enough.我们这个小群体证明，一点帮助就够了。