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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory for years.我祖父在一家鞋厂干了很多年。 He kept a paper map of it on his wall.他把厂子的纸质「地图」挂在墙上。 Every machine had a small red mark on that map.地图上每台机器都画着一个小小的红色「记号」。 He could name each one in a calm, slow manner.他能用平静缓慢的「方式」说出每一台的名字。

The factory was known for the manufacture of work shoes.那家厂以「制造」结实的工作鞋出名。 Its first manufacturer built it near the river.最早的「制造商」把厂建在河边。 In those years manufacturing gave work to most families here.那些年，「制造业」养活了我们这儿大多数家庭。 Every morning the workers would march past his window.每天早上，工人们都会「行进」着从他窗前经过。

He often wrote short remarks in the margin of his notebook.他常在笔记本的「页边空白」上写几句简短的「评语」。 One remark said that a good shoe shows the hands that made it.有一条评语说，好鞋能看出做它的那双手。 His notes were remarkable for their care.他的笔记细致得「非同寻常」。 My mother kept that notebook after he died.他去世后，母亲留着那本笔记。

Last spring the factory closed and the machines were sold.去年春天，工厂关闭，机器也卖掉了。 I took the map home and framed it.我把那张地图带回家，装进了画框。 My own son asked me what each red mark meant.我儿子问我，每个红记号是什么意思。 I told him the stories my grandfather wrote in the margin.我把祖父写在页边上的那些故事讲给他听。