美政府关门尚未影响小镇居民生活(1/2)
概述：美一小镇居民生活尚未受美政府关门影响，但民众担心长期如此将影响正常生活。Hints:
Chestertown
Maryland
Kent County
Marjorie Adams
Washington-Baltimore
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口语模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11921/item/832584/ http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201310/20131010030932648254.mp3The municipal repair crew is hard at work, and garbage is collected as usual. Fortunately this traffic light still works, but so does the meter maid, handing out five-dollar parking tickets.
Is the shutdown felt at all in Chestertown, seat of a county in rural Maryland?
"No. Not here in Kent County. We're in the backwoods and it takes a long time for something to affect in both ways."
Monuments may be closed in Washington, but here public services are funded by local governments and other sources.
Life goes on as before in this historic town that's just about an hour and a half's drive from the nation's capital. But people are worried about the shutdown.
Marjorie Adams is moving her ladies' clothing shop to a prime new location. She says October is normally a busy time here.
"Lots of festivals, and all kinds of activities that would bring people from the Washington-Baltimore area and if they've lost their job, they're not gonna come."市政修理队正在努力工作，垃圾像往常一样有人清理。幸运的是交通信号灯仍然在工作，但是处理违章停车的女警也得照常分发5美元一张的违规停车罚单。
在马里兰郊区的切斯特敦镇也能够感受到政府关门吗？
“不，在肯特镇是感受不到的。我们处在偏远地区，一些事情需要很长时间才能产生双方面的影响。
华盛顿的纪念碑或许会关闭，但这里的公共服务设施是由地方政府以及其他来源资助的。
在这个古镇，生活一如往常。这里距离首都仅有90分钟的车程。但居民也在担心政府的关门。
马乔里·亚当斯正把她的女装店搬到一个新的黄金地段。她说这里的十月份通常是个繁忙的时节。
“大量的庆典，各式各样的活动会吸引许多华盛顿-巴尔的摩地区的居民，如果他们丢了工作，就来不了了。”
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