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Sarah wanted to live in a town 莎拉想住在一个小镇上

where people were kind and looked out for each other. 那里的人们都很善良，并且互相照应。

She decided the best way to get that town was to help build it herself. 她认为，要拥有这样的小镇，最好的办法就是亲手去建设它。

So she volunteers. 于是她去做了志愿者。

She stocks shelves at the local food shelf 她在当地的食物银行整理货架

and helps kids with their homework at a youth center. 并在一个青少年中心辅导孩子们做作业。

She's not alone. 她不是一个人。

One family she knows volunteers together. 她认识的一个家庭会一起做志愿者。

In the fall, they rake leaves for neighbors, 秋天，他们为邻居们耙树叶，

and in spring, they plant flowers 春天，他们种花

and wash windows. 并且擦窗户。

A neighbor named Manuel shovels sidewalks in winter and drives elderly people to the store. 一位名叫曼努埃尔的邻居冬天铲人行道上的雪，并开车送老年人去商店。

None of them are paid. 他们都没有报酬。

They give their time freely, expecting nothing in return. 他们无偿付出自己的时间，不求任何回报。

And yet they always seem to get something back anyway. 然而，他们似乎总能得到一些回报。

Friends, neighbors, 朋友，邻居，

a town that feels more like home. 一个感觉更像家的小镇。

Kindness, it turns out, is one of the few things you can give 事实证明，善良是你少数可以给予的，

away 出去，

and somehow end up with more of. 并且不知怎的，你最终会得到更多。