英语小达人 137 New Farm, No Cows

 　　New Farm， No Cows

　　 没有母牛的新农场

　　A man from up state had always dreamed of owning his own cattle ranch¹, and finally made enough money to buy himself the spread of his dreams in Texas.

　　有个人住在远离大城市的地区，一直梦想着拥有一座属于自己的养牛场。他最后赚够了钱，在德州给自己买了一个梦想中的农场。

　　"So, what did you name the ranch?" asked his best friend when he flew out to visit.

　　“那你给这座农场取什么名字？”他最好的朋友搭机来探望他时问道。

　　"We had a heck of a time," admitted the new cowboy. "Couldn't agree on anything."

　　"的确有那么一阵子，"这个新牛仔承认道：“大家一直无法取得共识。”

　　We finally settled on the "big and beautiful Outback—but not too far outback—Texan ranch."

　　最后我们敲定“又大又美的内地——但不是太远的内地——德州人农场”这个名字。

　　"Wow. That is a long name for a ranch," said his friend. "So where are all the cows?"

　　“哇，对农场来说，这可是很长的名字哩。”他朋友说：“那母牛都跑哪里去了？”

　　"None of'em survived the branding."

　　“母牛身上烙印了农场的名字后，一只都没活下来。”

1 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。