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My friend Tom works as a writer for a small online magazine.我的朋友汤姆在一家小型网络杂志做撰稿人。 Last month his editor asked him to write a concise story about a farm.上个月他的编辑让他写一篇关于农场的简洁短文。 Tom decided to write a narrative about a plantation in the south.汤姆决定写一篇关于南方种植园的记叙文。 The story is about a family that grows tea on that land.这个故事讲的是一个在那片土地上种茶的家庭。 Tom also reads the bible every evening before he goes to bed.汤姆每晚睡觉前也会读《圣经》。

One day the family hears about an assault near the old road.一天，这家人听说老路附近发生了一起袭击事件。 The police send a magistrate to talk with the farmers.警察派了一名地方法官去和农场主们谈话。 The magistrate sits on the wooden deck of the farm house and asks many questions.这位地方法官坐在农舍的木制露台上，问了很多问题。 Some people give a negative answer, because they are afraid.有些人给出了否定的回答，因为他们害怕。 Tom does not neglect this part of the story, and he writes it with care.汤姆没有忽略故事的这一部分，他把它写得很用心。

In the end the two families build mutual trust and help each other.最后两家人建立了相互的信任，互相帮助。 Tom's editor says the story is clear and easy to read.汤姆的编辑说这个故事清楚易懂。 I asked Tom for advice, and he gave me a concise list of writing tips.我向汤姆请教，他给我列了一份简洁的写作建议清单。 We now share a mutual goal: to write one short story every week.我们现在有一个共同的目标：每周写一篇短故事。