【正文】 ould have a few small jobs here and there I could help with?” “我想找?guī)滋旎罡?，”他說?！澳氵@里是否有些零活需要我做？”“Yes,” said the elder brother.“I do have a job for across the creek at that ’s my neighbor。in fact, it’s my younger brother’ week there was a meadow between us, but he took his bulldozer to the river levee, and now there is a creek between that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence—an 8foot fence—so I won’t need to see his face any more.” “是的，”作為兄長的約翰說?！拔业拇_有件活讓你做。你看小溪那邊的農(nóng)場。那是我的鄰居，其實(shí)就是我弟弟的農(nóng)場。上周我們之間還有一片牧場，但他用推土機(jī)把河堤推掉了，如今橫在我們面前的是一條小溪?？吹叫笊崤赃叺哪嵌涯静牧藛幔课蚁胱屇銥槲倚藿ㄒ坏阑h笆——一道8英尺高的籬笆——這樣我就用不著看他的臉色了?！盩he carpenter said, “I think I understand the ’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” 木匠說，“我明白了。我的活保證讓您滿意。”The elder brother had to go to town on business, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready, and then he was sunset when John returned, thecarpenter had just finished his ’s eyes opened was no fence there at ，因此他幫木匠備好料后就走了。大約在太陽落山的時(shí)候約翰回來了，木匠也剛剛干完活。約翰的眼睛睜得大大的。那根本沒有籬笆。It was a bridge—a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other!A fine piece of work, handrails and all and the neighbor, his younger brother, was ing across, his hand ——一座橫跨小溪的橋！這是一座非常完美的橋，欄桿和所有的一切都很精美，那位鄰居，也就是他弟弟，正走過來，并向前伸出手。“You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, takingeach other’s hand, then embracing each other.“在我說了過頭的話和做了過頭的事之后，你這樣做太令我感動(dòng)了?！毙值芏朔謩e站在橋的兩端，然后他們?cè)跇蛑虚g相遇了，握住對(duì)方的手，然后擁抱在一起。They turned to see the carpenter raise his toolbox on his shoulder.“No, wait!Stay a few ’ve a lot of other projects for you,” said John.“I’d love to stay on.” The carpenter said, “but I have many more bridges to build.”他們轉(zhuǎn)過身，看到木匠把他的木工箱扛到了肩膀上。“不，等一下！請(qǐng)?jiān)俅魩滋?。我還有很多其它活兒需要你做，”約翰說?！拔液芟氪粝氯?，”木匠說，“但還有更多的橋等著我去修建呢?！钡谖迤河⒄Z短文TOWN CRIER:How do you 39。get39。39。 the news?Do you watch it on TV or listen to it on the radio?Do you read online newspapers or news blogs?Or do you get a pod cast delivered to your inbox?News has never before been available to so many people in so many different forms and so convenient, so do you 39。get39。 the news? 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