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Our city had a hard year after the recession started.经济衰退开始后，我们这座城市度过了艰难的一年。 Many small shops closed, and the city had less money for schools.许多小店关门了，市里给学校的钱也少了。 The mayor asked the government for additional funds for the schools.市长向政府申请为学校追加资金。 A chancellor visited our city and spoke about the problem.一位总理（财政大臣）访问了我们这座城市，谈到了这个问题。 He said the country needed a new coalition to work on jobs and schools.他说，国家需要一个新的联合政府来解决就业和学校问题。

His speech was frank, and he did not hide the bad news.他的讲话很坦率，没有隐瞒坏消息。 The city plan had only a minor change at first, but people wanted more.市里的计划起初只有很小的改动，但人们希望有更多改变。 The city said its main mission was to keep every child in school.市里说，它的主要任务是让每个孩子都能留在学校。 Teachers were highly pleased when the city kept that promise.当市里兑现了这个承诺时，老师们非常高兴。 The school changed its teaching mode and used more small group work.学校改变了教学模式，采用了更多小组学习。

This way, students with moderate problems could also get help.这样一来，有中等程度问题的学生也能得到帮助。 One teacher said that in a hard year, small help is still help.一位老师说，在艰难的一年里，小小的帮助也是帮助。 She added that our city was poor, but it was not lost.她补充说，我们这座城市虽然穷，但并没有失去希望。 Her words gave many people hope for the next year.她的话给了很多人对来年的希望。