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My name is Li Ming, and I work as a young lawyer in a small city.我叫李明，在一座小城市里做一名年轻的律师。 My office is on the third floor of an old building near the park.我的办公室在公园附近一栋旧楼的三层。 One Monday morning, a man walked in and said, "Hi, are you free now?"一个星期一的上午，一位男士走进来，说：“嗨，你现在有空吗？” He told me he had a problem with his income last year.他告诉我，他去年的收入出了问题。 "Oh, I see," I said, and asked him to sit down.“哦，我明白了，”我说，并请他坐下。

He gave me two letters, and I said, "Mm, let me read them first."他给了我两封信，我说：“嗯，让我先读一读。” The first letter was short, but the latter one was three pages long.第一封信很短，但后一封信长达三页。 I asked him to rewrite the second letter in clear and simple words.我请他用清楚、简单的语言重写第二封信。 He said he had a lack of time, because his new job started at eight.他说他缺少时间，因为他的新工作八点就要开始。 I told him that a clear letter would save him a lot of trouble.我告诉他，一封写得清楚的说明信能帮他省去很多麻烦。

Two weeks later, he came back with a smile on his face.两周后，他面带笑容回来了。 He said he was much happier and his English was better too.他说他开心多了，英语也变好了。 In Britain, people say that a good start is half the work.在英国，人们说好的开始是成功的一半。 Last month, our office joined a small football league.上个月，我们办公室加入了一个小型的足球联赛。 Now we play every Friday, and I feel much happier at work.现在我们每周五都踢球，我工作时也开心多了。