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My sister works as a correspondent for a daily newspaper in our city.我姐姐是我们市一家日报的记者。 She meets numerous people every week and writes about their lives.她每周会见很多人，并写关于他们生活的报道。 Last Monday she wrote about a tragedy at a small factory.上周一她写了一起小工厂的悲剧事件。 A worker fell into a pit near the old machine room.一名工人掉进了旧机器房附近的一个坑里。 The company reported a high turnover of staff last year.这家公司去年报告员工流失率很高。

Nevertheless, the manager did not want to talk to the press.尽管如此，经理不想和媒体说话。 My sister had no notion of what really happened that morning.我姐姐不知道那天早上究竟发生了什么。 She checked every preposition in her article again and again.她一遍又一遍地检查文章里的每一个介词。 Then she walked on the lawn outside the factory and waited.然后她在工厂外的草坪上走来走去，等着。 At last a young worker came out and told her the whole story.最后一名年轻工人走出来，把整件事告诉了她。

The next day her editor put the report on the front page.第二天她的编辑把这篇报道放在了头版。 Many readers wrote to say that the factory must be safer.许多读者写信说工厂必须更安全。 Her boss said her writing was clear and fair.她的上司说她的文章清楚又公正。 Now she wants to climb to the summit of her profession, one step at a time.现在她想一步一步登上自己职业的顶峰。