温馨夜读II PART4 9.Sleeping Through the Storm

 

[00:00.40]9.Sleeping Through the Storm

[00:03.56]It was spring, in western America, the weather was getting warmer. 

[00:08.68]There was a young man who went out to find a job on a farm. 

[00:13.25]He came to a small farm, which belonged to an old farmer and his wife. 

[00:18.81]He told the farmer he wanted to apply for a job as a farmhand. 

[00:23.60]When the farmer asked for his qualifications, “What can you do, boy?” 

[00:29.26]The young man said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

[00:33.95]This answer quite puzzled the farmer and his wife. 

[00:38.30]But he looked honest and reliable, so the couple liking¹ the young man decided² to hire him.

[00:46.47]Two months passed and the young man had worked well on the farm, nothing unusual.

[00:52.89]One night, the farmer and his wife were awakened³ by a violent storm. 

[00:58.66]They quickly began to check things out to see if all was secure. 

[01:03.13]They found that the shutters⁴ of the farmhouse⁵ had been securely fastened. 

[01:07.81]A good supply of logs had been set next to the fireplace.

[01:11.95]The young man slept soundly.

[01:15.32]The farmer and his wife then inspected their property. 

[01:19.57]They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage shed, safe from the elements. 

[01:24.80]The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. 

[01:30.04]Even the animals were calm. All was well.

[01:33.54]The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” 

[01:40.10]Because the farmhand did his work loyally and faithfully when the skies were clear, 

[01:45.90]he was prepared for the storm when it broke. 

[01:49.07]So when the wind blew, he was not afraid. 

[01:52.24]He could sleep in peace.

1 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 shutters   

百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 )； （照相机的）快门

参考例句：

• The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
• The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。

5 farmhouse   

n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）

参考例句：

• We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
• We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。