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My uncle works in a small workshop that cuts metal.我叔叔在一家切割「金属」的小作坊里干活。 His table is always a mess of tools and wire.他的桌上总是一团「乱」：工具和电线到处都是。 He says a messy table is the sign of real work.他说，桌子「凌乱」才说明真的在干活。 Every morning he drinks tea with hot milk.每天早上他都喝加「牛奶」的热茶。

Last year the ministry asked his shop to make a part.去年，「部里」让他这家小店做一个零件。 The drawing said the part must be one metre long.图纸上写着，这个零件必须「一米」长。 The minimum width was three millimetres.「最小」宽度是三「毫米」。 He checked the part with a meter near the door.他用门边的一台「测量仪」检查这个零件。

At midnight the machines were still running.「午夜」时机器还在转。 He worked till two in the morning and then slept in a chair.他干到凌晨两点，然后睡在椅子上。 In the morning the first part was wrong by one millimetre.早上一看，第一个零件差了一「毫米」。 He threw it away and started again.他把它扔掉，重新开始。

After a week the shop finished the order.一个星期后，小店交了货。 The ministry sent a short letter of thanks.部里寄来一封简短的感谢信。 My uncle put it on the wall above the mess.我叔叔把信贴在那一团乱糟糟的工具上方。 He says numbers do not care about feelings.他说，数字不在乎人的感受。 Now he teaches young workers to read a drawing.现在他教年轻工人看图纸。