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Lesson 28 · Repair Before Replacing
文体：修包经历 · 朗读音轨 28
先听一遍
听听主人公为什么先询价修拉链，再决定是否买新书包。
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The zipper on my school bag broke, and a new bag appeared in an online advertisement that evening. Buying it would have been easy. My father suggested visiting a repair shop first, so we asked for an estimate.
The repair cost less than a new bag, but money was not our only concern. The old bag fit my bicycle basket, and its pockets held things exactly where I expected them. The shop could replace the zipper while keeping the rest. I also learned that some materials were too worn to repair safely; the answer depended on the condition of each bag.
A week later I carried the repaired bag to school. It was not perfectly new. The replacement zipper was a different color, which reminded me of the choice I had made.
Repair is not always possible or automatically the best option. Comparing cost, usefulness, materials, and effort gave me a more complete question than “Which one is cheapest today?”
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书包拉链坏了，当晚网上就出现一个新包的广告。买新的很容易，父亲却建议先去维修店问价。
修理比买新包便宜，但钱并非唯一考虑。旧包放得进我的自行车筐，各个口袋也正好装我习惯放的东西。店里可以只换拉链，保留其他部分。我也了解到，有些材料磨损太严重，无法安全修补；答案得看每个包的状况。
一周后，我背着修好的书包去学校。它没有焕然一新，新拉链的颜色还不一样，却提醒我作过怎样的选择。
修理并不总可行，也未必自动成为最佳选项。把费用、用途、材料和花费的精力放在一起比较，比只问‘今天哪个最便宜’更周全。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- zipper
- 拉链；书包坏掉的部件。
- advertisement
- 广告；网络当晚推荐新包。
- estimate
- 报价；先到维修店询价。
- concern
- 顾虑；不仅仅是钱。
- replace
- 更换；店里只换坏拉链。
- worn
- 磨损的；材料太旧可能修不了。
- condition
- 状况；决定能否安全修理。
- replacement
- 替换件；新拉链颜色不同。
- automatically
- 自动地；修理未必总是最好。
- effort
- 精力；也要计入比较。
背景知识
修理与更换没有放之四海而皆准的答案。主人公结合维修价格、旧包使用习惯和材料状况作决定，也承认某些磨损无法安全修理。