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Mrs. Lin runs a small food shop in a quiet street of our town.林太太在我们镇一条安静的街上开了一家小食品店。 She sells organic vegetables and fruit from local farms.她卖来自当地农场的有机蔬菜和水果。 The shop sits on the first floor of an old house with a wide porch.这家店在一栋带宽敞门廊的老房子的一层。 Every year she signs a new lease for the shop with the owner.每年她都要和房东为这家店签一份新租约。

Last spring a big company became her strongest opponent in the area.去年春天，一家大公司成了她在这一带最强的对手。 The company opened a large store and cut its prices for three months.那家公司开了一家大店，并连续三个月降价。 Mrs. Lin's overall income fell, and she could not pay herself a dividend.林太太的总收入下降了，她也没法给自己分红。 A small scandal in the news also made some customers stay away.新闻里的一桩小丑闻也让一些顾客不再上门。 She had to protect her privacy and stopped talking to reporters.她不得不保护自己的隐私，不再和记者说话。

She put a bright patch of paint on the porch to make the shop look fresh.她在门廊上刷了一块鲜艳的油漆，让小店看起来焕然一新。 Then she started selling vegetables and fruit to customers overseas.然后她开始把蔬菜和水果卖给海外的顾客。 She sent photos of her food to buyers in several other countries.她把食品的照片发给了其他几个国家的买家。 Her old customers came back, and new ones found her small shop.她的老顾客回来了，新顾客也找到了她的小店。 By the end of the year, her business was stronger than before.到年底，她的生意比以前更强了。 She told me that a small shop can also reach the whole world.她告诉我，小店也能通向整个世界。