求翻译一篇英语文章

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Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area city council woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was on the decline. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings. Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols cut back, illegal parking up 20%”. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the council woman. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big”, he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I can do would make a difference here.”
　　As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag, and a baby. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted, and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. “You gotta stay with mom,” he said. Then he picked up the stray groceries while and the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks,” she said, “You’ve got great timing.” “Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the poster near his seat in the bus. Small acts of kindness add up. Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”

马克觉得这是他在社区里第一次参加会议，所以他在下班后去了居委会。该地区城市委员会的一个妇女领导正在和别人讨论关于生活质量为何下降的问题。邻里面临许多问题。标记看着墙上的图表。停车问题、犯罪问题和空置建筑问题都有图表。马克看着贴在墙上的图表，“警察巡逻，非法停车20%”。人们应该向妇女议会提出解决方案。但这对于马克来讲太多了。“问题太大了”，他想。他转向旁边的人说：“我认为这是浪费我的时间。我不能在这里做些能改变情况的事情。”
当他走在回家的路上的时候，他走进了一个车站，马克看到一个女人带着购物袋，抱着一个婴儿。于是马克走近她，她的另外一个孩子，一个小男孩，突然冲到街上。那个女人想伸手去拦住他，但当她拦时，她的提包掉了，杂货店的货物开始掉落。马克急忙上前拉住小男孩的胳膊，把他带回母亲那里。“你要和妈妈呆在一起，”他说。然后，他捡起那些杂货，而女人微笑地看着他。“谢谢，”她说，“你真巧。”“睦邻友好，”马克说。当他骑马回家时，他瞥了一眼贴在公共汽车上的海报。小小的仁慈可以不断积累。马克微笑着说：“也许这是一个好的开始。“

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本周的问题来自一位听众，想知道 "rise" 和 "raise" 两个单词的区别。

这两个词的主要区别有以下几点：

1. 及物与不及物

"raise" 是及物动词，在句子中一般接宾语，例如：

bp will raise its petrol price by 10%.

英国石油将提升其石油价格百分之十。

而 "rise" 则是不及物动词，不可以接宾语，例如：

petrol price will rise by 10%.

石油价格将提升百分之十。

2. 规则与不规则动词。

"raise" 是规则动词，变化为："raise, raised, raised"。

"rise" 是不规则动词，变化为："rise, rose, risen"。

3. 把两个词语用作名词

英式英语中，"rise" 可以解释为“工资增长”："a pay rise"。美式英语中，人们称之为 "raise"。例如：

tom's boss refused to give him a rise（英式）/ raise（美式）.

汤姆的老板拒绝给他加薪。

请收听本周的音频节目，了解更多例句。

也有机会让你用 "rise" 和 "raise" 两个词翻译一些句子。

说英语的人每天都经常会用到 "rise" 和 "raise" 这两个词，所以必须清楚了解两个词的意思和用法。

期待听到大家在英语上遇到的其它问题。