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Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded1 the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic,wreaking havoc2 on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants3 for the job,he received a steady stream of refusals.
Finally,a short,thin man,well past middle age,approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?”the farmer asked him.
“Well,I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer,the farmer,desperate for help,hired him. The little man worked well around the farm,busy from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore4. Jumping out of bed,the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled,“Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly,“No sir. I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged5 by the response,the farmer was tempted6 to fire him on the spot. Instead,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement,he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins7. The cows were in the barn,the chickens were in the coops,and the doors were barred. The shutters8 were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant,so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
MORAL: When you're prepared,spiritually,mentally,and physically,you have nothing to fear.
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1 dreaded | |
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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2 havoc | |
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱 | |
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3 applicants | |
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 ) | |
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4 offshore | |
adj.海面的,吹向海面的;adv.向海面 | |
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5 enraged | |
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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6 tempted | |
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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7 tarpaulins | |
n.防水帆布,防水帆布罩( tarpaulin的名词复数 ) | |
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8 shutters | |
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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