《新版新概念英语第三册(英音)Lesson (56)》歌词

歌曲： 新版新概念英语第三册(英音)Lesson (56)

所属专辑：新版新概念英语第三册(英音)

歌手： 朗文

时长： 03:37

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--- lesson 56 our neighbour, the river[00:00:01]

--- listen to the tape then answer the question below.[00:00:06]

--- why had the neighbours left their farm?[00:00:12]

the river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.[00:00:18]

without it we could not make a living.[00:00:25]

there is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the house, so we have to pump from the river for farm use.[00:00:28]

we tell the river all our secrets.[00:00:35]

we know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees,[00:00:38]

that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.[00:00:42]

we have special river birthday parties in the summer.[00:00:49]

sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater,[00:00:52]

sometimes we have our party at the boathouse,[00:00:57]

which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.[00:01:00]

in a heat wave we choose a midnight birthday party and that is the most exciting of all.[00:01:08]

we welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring,[00:01:15]

holding a summer festival on midsummer eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn,[00:01:21]

and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.[00:01:27]

after a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.[00:01:32]

this is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.[00:01:37]

we are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding,[00:01:42]

but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.[00:01:51]

one had winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows.[00:01:59]

all the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little.[00:02:03]

we were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.[00:02:08]

as the floods had put the telephone out of order, we could not find out how they were managing.[00:02:17]

from an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours,[00:02:23]

and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.[00:02:29]

the first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down.[00:02:34]

next came a horse, swimming bravely,[00:02:38]

but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.[00:02:41]

suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.[00:02:48]

we realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood,[00:03:00]

for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.[00:03:06]

the men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.[00:03:14]

we still think it a miracle that they were able to do so.[00:03:25]