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My aunt works in a public library, and she has a calm voice and a kind manner.我姑妈在一家公共图书馆工作，她声音平静，举止和气。 Last month the library started a big removal of old books from the back room.上个月，图书馆开始把旧书从后屋大批清运出去。 Her young helper Li was like an angel that day, carrying boxes without a word of complaint.那天她年轻的帮手小李就像个天使，搬箱子一句抱怨的话都没有。 The old books needed a careful classification before they could be moved.这些旧书在搬动之前需要仔细分类。 This was a grave problem, because nobody wanted to lose a valuable book.这是个严重的问题，因为没人想弄丢一本有价值的书。

The team tried a new tactic: they marked each box with a number and a name.团队试了一个新办法：他们在每个箱子上标上编号和名称。 Books of poetry were put in one box, and old science books in another.诗集被放进一个箱子，旧的科学书放进另一个。 A local statute says that public libraries must keep a record of their books.当地的一项法规规定，公共图书馆必须保存书籍记录。 The hidden problem was the damp wall under the back window.隐藏的问题出在后窗下面那面潮湿的墙上。 They found it only after they had moved the last box.他们搬完最后一个箱子之后才发现它。

The damp wall had to be repaired, and the work took two weeks.那面潮湿的墙必须修，工程花了两周。 My aunt used the free time to knit a small cover for the reading room.姑妈利用空出来的时间，给阅览室织了一个小罩子。 The record was wholly finished by the end of the month.这份记录在月底之前完全做好了。 She says the underlying reason for the good result was the patience of the team.她说这个好结果背后的原因是团队的耐心。