Everybody in Westmere knew the valley farm.
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韦斯特米尔的每个人都知道那座山谷农场。
Reading 14：Restoring a Valley Farm
恢复山谷农场
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第1段
Its landscape stretched from a western mountain to an eastern bay, with a river, canal, forest, meadow, and rocky cliff between them.
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它的景观从西部山脉一直延伸到东部海湾，其间分布着河流、运河、森林、草地和岩石悬崖。
A low dam formed a lagoon near the coast, while a waterfall shone above the north shore.
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一座低矮的水坝在海岸附近形成了潟湖，而一道瀑布在北岸上方闪耀。
The place had charm, but years of pollution, litter, and insufficient maintenance had damaged this once-beloved terrain.
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这里很有魅力，但多年的污染、垃圾和维护不足已经破坏了这片曾经深受喜爱的土地。
第2段
The worst mischance came during a tropical thunderstorm.
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最严重的不幸发生在一场热带雷暴期间。
A bolt of lightning struck the windmill, hail dented its blades, and a violent gust tore roofing from the barn.
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一道闪电击中了风车，冰雹砸凹了叶片，猛烈的阵风还掀掉了谷仓的屋顶材料。
A downpour drenched the paddock; sleet began to freeze on the canal gate.
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暴雨浸透了围场；雨夹雪开始在运河闸门上结冰。
Fog and mist surrounded the lowland, moonlight vanished, and neither moon nor star could guide the workers.
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浓雾和薄雾笼罩着低地，月光消失了，月亮和星星都无法为工人指路。
When the river rose, water seized a weak patch of earth and devastated the peach orchard.
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河水上涨时，水流冲垮了一片脆弱的土地，并严重毁坏了桃园。
第3段
At dawn, manager Lina undertook a complete survey.
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黎明时，负责人莉娜着手进行全面勘察。
She marked the confluence, plateau, prairie, ranch boundary, and each square of cultivated ground.
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她标出了河流汇合处、高原、草原、牧场边界以及每一块方形耕地。
A laser measured the dam; an electronic sensor recorded rainfall, temperature, and adverse changes in the spectrum of reflected light.
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激光设备测量水坝；电子传感器记录降雨量、温度以及反射光谱中的不利变化。
The device sent a ray across a metal sphere to test alignment.
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设备让一束光线穿过金属球体，以测试是否对准。
Its thermostat was satisfactory, but a loose cable made the readings volatile.
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它的恒温器状况良好，但一根松动的电缆使读数变得不稳定。
Lina suspended work until the fundamental fault was repaired.
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莉娜暂停了工作，直到这一根本故障得到修复。
第4段
A university ecology team then mapped the ecosystem.
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随后，一支大学生态学团队绘制了生态系统地图。
Their charts showed longitude, gravitation, magnetism, and the farm's distance from the equator and Mediterranean climate zone.
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图表显示了经度、重力、磁力，以及农场与赤道和地中海气候区之间的距离。
These facts did not directly repair a fence, yet they helped integrate weather, soil, and migration data.
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这些事实不能直接修好围栏，却有助于整合天气、土壤和迁徙数据。
The scientists expected the monsoon-like rain to prevail for another week.
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科学家预计类似季风的降雨还会持续一周。
Hopefully, clearer weather would follow, although optimism alone could not conquer erosion.
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希望之后天气会转晴，不过仅靠乐观并不能战胜水土流失。
第5段
The soil needed immediate care.
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土壤需要立即得到养护。
Workers removed plastic litter, spread manure, and stirred each pot of earth before planting a rose bulb, peach stone, nut, and peanut.
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工人清除塑料垃圾，撒上肥料，并在种下玫瑰球茎、桃核、坚果和花生之前翻动每盆泥土。
They rebuilt terraces so rainfall would not wash fertile ground into the bay.
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他们重建梯田，防止雨水把肥沃土壤冲进海湾。
A pump shaped like a camel and an old horse saddle were decorative objects, not useful equipment, so Lina sold them.
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一个骆驼形状的水泵和一副旧马鞍只是装饰物，并非实用设备，因此莉娜把它们卖掉了。
The money bought a superb filter that reduced pollution without cheating on safety standards.
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这笔钱购置了一个性能极好的过滤器，它在不降低安全标准的情况下减少了污染。
第6段
Wildlife returned quickly.
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野生动物很快回来了。
An ant, cricket, mosquito, fly, butterfly, and worm appeared among the plants.
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蚂蚁、蟋蟀、蚊子、苍蝇、蝴蝶和蠕虫出现在植物之间。
A frog rested beside the canal; a mouse and rat searched for grain.
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一只青蛙停在运河旁；一只小鼠和一只大鼠正在寻找谷物。
Overhead, a bat hovered near a flock of birds, including a lark, cuckoo, parrot, parakeet, and woodpecker.
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上空，一只蝙蝠在鸟群附近盘旋，鸟群中有云雀、杜鹃、鹦鹉、长尾小鹦鹉和啄木鸟。
One bird had a bent beak and damaged wing, while another had lost a feather from its tail.
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一只鸟的喙弯曲、翅膀受伤，另一只鸟的尾部则掉了一根羽毛。
The team protected the brood and kept every aggressive dog, puppy, pet rabbit, and stray cat away.
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团队保护幼鸟，并让所有有攻击性的狗、幼犬、宠物兔和流浪猫远离这里。
第7段
The river survey covered fish and marine mammals.
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河流调查涵盖鱼类和海洋哺乳动物。
A shoal of salmon passed the dam, and an injured turtle drifted toward the lagoon.
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一群鲑鱼游过水坝，一只受伤的海龟漂向潟湖。
Farther offshore, observers recorded tuna, turbot, shark, dolphin, and whale movement.
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在更远的近海区域，观察员记录了金枪鱼、大菱鲆、鲨鱼、海豚和鲸的活动。
An aquarium specialist explained that a whale is a mammal, a turtle is a reptile, and a frog is an amphibian.
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一位水族馆专家解释说，鲸是哺乳动物，海龟是爬行动物，而青蛙是两栖动物。
The distinctions mattered because each animal faced different prey, predators, scales, fins, wings, or breathing needs.
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这些区别很重要，因为不同动物面对不同的猎物、捕食者，并具有不同的鳞片、鳍、翅膀或呼吸需求。
第8段
The neighboring zoo helped with public education.
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邻近的动物园协助开展公众教育。
Its panels showed a jungle elephant, monkey, tiger, lion, kangaroo, camel, snake, wolf, and giant carnivore.
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展板展示了丛林中的大象、猴子、老虎、狮子、袋鼠、骆驼、蛇、狼和巨型食肉动物。
Other pictures presented a phoenix, mermaid, sea beast, and creature with a tentacle, clearly separating myth from zoology.
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其他图片展示了凤凰、美人鱼、海兽和长着触手的生物，清楚地区分了神话与动物学。
A diagram of the femur and trochanter explained how a horse runs.
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一张关于股骨和转子的图解说明了马怎样奔跑。
Another described mutation without attaching stigma to an unusual animal.
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另一块展板介绍了变异，同时没有给外形异常的动物贴上污名。
Maps compared the east, west, desert, and forest regions of the planet.
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地图比较了地球东部、西部、沙漠和森林地区。
With unpleasant irony, a safety panel showed how one spark could ignite a wooden snowman.
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带着一种令人不适的反讽意味，一块安全展板展示了一个火花如何点燃木制雪人。
The display was enjoyable and good-looking rather than frightening.
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整套展览令人愉快、外观美观，并不会让人害怕。
第9段
Restoration also reached the coast.
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修复工作也延伸到了海岸。
A naval research group used a submarine camera to inspect the dam outlet.
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一支海军研究小组使用水下摄像设备检查水坝出口。
The crew found no torpedo, only a pipe gripped by roots and mud.
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工作人员没有发现鱼雷，只发现一根被树根和泥土牢牢夹住的管道。
A swarm of insects briefly forced them to retreat, but they returned regardless of discomfort.
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一群昆虫短暂迫使他们撤退，但他们不顾不适又返回了现场。
Using a parallel channel, they released pressure and prevented the canal wall from collapsing.
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他们利用一条平行水道释放压力，防止运河墙体倒塌。
The operation gave fresh impetus to the project and kindled confidence among tired volunteers.
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这次行动为项目带来了新的推动力，也重新点燃了疲惫志愿者的信心。
第10段
Six weeks later, the farm looked transformed.
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六周以后，农场看起来已经焕然一新。
Sunlight broke through a puff of cloud, forming an arc and then a rainbow across the waterfall.
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阳光穿过一小团云，在瀑布上方先形成一道弧线，随后形成彩虹。
Flakes of late sleet melted without harm.
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晚来的雨夹雪碎片融化了，没有造成损害。
A mirage seemed to shimmer above the wet road, but it was merely reflected light.
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潮湿道路上方似乎闪烁着海市蜃楼，但那只不过是反射光。
The repaired windmill began turning, the forest edge remained intact, and plenty of clean water reached every paddock.
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修复后的风车开始转动，森林边缘保持完好，充足的清洁水源流到了每一处围场。
No mishap had been deadly, although the storm's force was not forgotten.
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没有任何事故造成死亡，不过人们没有忘记风暴的力量。
第11段
A prestigious corporate foundation offered funding, exclusively for environmental work.
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一家声望很高的企业基金会提出提供资金，但款项只能用于环境工作。
Lina accepted but refused aggressive advertising across the landscape.
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莉娜接受了资助，但拒绝在整个景观区域进行强势广告宣传。
The sponsor's logo could appear on one medium sign; likewise, reports could mention its contribution.
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赞助方的标志可以出现在一块中等大小的标牌上；同样，报告也可以提到其贡献。
It could not control the farm or replace scientific judgment.
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但它不能控制农场，也不能取代科学判断。
This compromise was unfortunate for the marketing team but satisfactory for the community.
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对营销团队来说，这项折中方案有些遗憾，但社区对此感到满意。
第12段
By autumn, the farm supported crops, animals, research, and visitors again.
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到了秋天，农场重新能够容纳农作物、动物、研究工作和游客。
Workers had poked drainage holes, patched roofs, rebuilt the dam, and planted trees.
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工人已经戳出排水孔、修补屋顶、重建水坝并种植树木。
They had not restored a perfect world, nor could they prevent every future storm.
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他们并没有恢复出一个完美世界，也无法阻止未来的每一场风暴。
They had created a resilient system in which land, water, fauna, technology, and people supported one another.
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他们建立了一个具有韧性的系统，其中土地、水、动物群、技术和人们相互支持。
That outcome was more important than a beautiful photograph: it showed how practical ecology could repair a damaged place.
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这一结果比一张漂亮照片更加重要：它表明实用生态学能够怎样修复一个受损的地方。