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My cousin Ana runs a bakery in a small town.我表姐安娜在一个小镇上开面包店。 Her shop has one mirror and four tables.店里有一面「镜子」和四张桌子。 Only a minority of her customers buy bread in the morning.只有「少数」顾客会在早上来买面包。 Most come at night, after work.大多数人下班后晚上才来。

Last winter a flood brought real misery to the town.去年冬天,一场洪水给小镇带来了真正的「苦难」。 The water mixed with mud and covered the floor.水「混」着泥,漫过了地面。 Ana lost her oven and all her flour.安娜的烤箱和所有面粉都毁了。 She stood before the mirror and cried.她站在镜子前哭了。

Her friends started a small mission to help her.她的朋友们发起了一个小小的「救援任务」来帮她。 They mix flour, water and salt in a bowl.他们把面粉、水和盐「混合」在一个盆里。 The mixture is simple but must rest all night.这「混合物」很简单,却必须放一整夜。 Ana made one minor mistake in the first week.第一周,安娜犯了一个「小」错误。 She forgot the salt and the bread was flat.她忘了放盐,面包烤得很扁。

She sent a message to every mobile phone in town.她给镇上每一部「手机」都发了消息。 A few came, then more, and the shop opened again.先来了几个人,后来越来越多,店又开起来了。 Her feelings were mixed, but her hands were steady.她的心情是「混杂」的,但手很稳。 Now she keeps that first flat bread above the door.现在她把第一块烤扁的面包挂在门上方。

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