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With the development of technology, people have become less dependent on each other, and more isolated. Community has become a forgotten concept to many people. It is a situation that needs to be restored urgently.
We all live in communities; no one is an island. So it is absolutely necessary for us to have a sense of community responsibility. There is a Chinese proverb that says: A far-off relative is not as helpful as a nearby neighbor. Take the following case as a good example: One afternoon, a residential building was on fire. At first, the fire was small and three school children found it. The first thing that came to their mind was not to run away, but to try to put out the fire. Unfortunately, their attempts failed. Then they began to climb up stairs and knock on doors in the building. Thanks to their courageous deed, no one was hurt. From this story we may learn that a sense of community responsibility is so important that it sometimes can save people's lives.
Community responsibility can also be as simple as reminding your neighbor to shut the window during a windy day, but it definitely helps us to create a better community.
随着科技的发展，人们之间的依存度越来越小，人与人之间更加孤立。对许多人来说，社群已经成为一个被遗忘的概念。这种情况迫切需要得到修复。
我们都生活在社群之中；没有人是一座孤岛。因此，对我们来说，拥有社群责任感是绝对必要的。中国有一句谚语说：远亲不如近邻。以下事件就是一个很好的例子：一天下午，一幢住宅楼着火了。起初，火势很小，三名学生发现了火情。他们想到的第一件事不是跑开，而是设法把火扑灭。不幸的是，他们的尝试失败了。然后他们开始爬上楼梯，并且一户接一户地敲门。由于他们的勇敢行为，没有人受伤。从这个故事中我们可以认识到，社群责任感如此重要，有时它可以拯救人们的生命。
社群责任也可能像提醒你的邻居在大风天关上窗户一样简单，但它一定能帮助我们创建一个更美好的社区。
dependent 依靠的，依赖的
proverb 谚语，格言
put out 扑灭
isolated 孤独的；孤立的
far-off 遥远的，远方的
fail 失败
community 社区，社群
relative 亲戚
thanks to 由于，幸亏
concept 概念
take...as an example 以……为例
courageous 勇敢的；无畏的
restore 恢复，修复；使复原
residential building 住宅楼
deed 行为；功绩
urgently 紧急地，紧迫地
be on fire 着火
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
absolutely necessary 绝对有必要的
come to one's mind 某人想到
definitely 当然；明确地；肯定
1. With the development of technology, people have become less dependent on each other, and more isolated. Community has become a forgotten concept to many people. It is a situation that needs to be restored urgently.
文章首段指出，科技发展让人与人之间变得越来越孤立，引出“社群”概念被人遗忘的事实，并进一步提出这一情况迫切需要得到修复。第一句中使用了less dependent和more isolated形成递进。
2. We all live in communities; no one is an island...There is a Chinese proverb that says: A far-off relative is not as helpful as a nearby neighbor. Take the following case as a good example...The first thing that came to their mind was not to run away, but to try to put out the fire...
第二段第一句使用俗语no one is an island提出人与社群的关系；随后又引用中国谚语A far-off relative is not as helpful as a nearby neighbor说明社群关系的重要性；之后用Take the following case as a good example引出下面的例子，论证说明社群责任感的重要性。句式The first thing that came to their mind was not...but...凸显了事例中孩子们的勇敢。
3. Community responsibility can also be as simple as reminding your neighbor to shut the window during a windy day, but it definitely helps us to create a better community.
最后一段用as simple as生动地表达了拥有社群责任感可以是一件很简单的事，但却能使我们的社区变得更加美好。