The Heirs

继承人

Martin, Paul and Tom were brothers. They were very different, but they were consistent about two things. They couldn't succeed in business, and they never agreed about anything. Martin was a hardworking farmer, growing organic vegetables and raising poultry. But he was disorganized and forgot to pay his bills. Paul owned a textile factory that produced clothes. He was organized, but he was greedy and took too much clothing. His wardrobe was filled with his own products. Tom was once a sergeant in the army. He ran a martial arts school, but his stance on discipline was too strong. He had almost no students.

马丁，保罗和汤姆是兄弟，他们彼此不同，但又有两件事是相同的。他们生意做不成功，而且他们从未就一件事达成一致。马丁是个勤恳的农夫，他种有机蔬菜，饲养家禽，但他没有条理，经常忘记付账单。保罗开了一家制衣工厂。他很有条理，但却太贪婪。他的衣橱里全是自己公司的产品。汤姆是军队中士退伍，开了一家武校。但因为他对纪律要求太高，所以也没什么学员。

One day, they received a telegraph saying that their father had died. They were heirs to his old farm. They planned to sell it as soon as possible, so they went to see it even though there was a terrible storm. The house didn't look great, but there was a lot of land. There was so much, in fact, that they could barely see its boundary.

一天，他们收到了一封父亲去世的电报。他们都是农场的继承人。他们打算把农场尽快卖掉，所以他们忽略了可怕的暴风雨，前去农场。房子看起来并不好，但土地很多。实际上，土地多得一眼望不到边。

Suddenly, the storm got worse. The sheer force of the wind almost knocked them over. Martin said, "Look, it's a typhoon!" Paul said, "No, it's a cyclone. " Tom said, "No, it's a tornado!" They argued until Paul began to wail and said, "Whatever it is, it's coming right at us! We're doomed!" The three brothers scrambled inside the old house. Martin said, "If we survive, we must stop fighting. This farm could be great if we fixed it up. With my hard work, Paul's organization and Tom's discipline, we could run a great business together!" The storm finally ended. And luckily, it didn't wreck the farm.

突然间，暴风雨变得更猛烈。强劲的风力几乎要把他们吹倒在地。马丁说：“快看，台风来了!”保罗说：“不是，是飓风。”汤姆说道：“也不对，是龙卷风!”他们争论不休，保罗哀嚎着说：“别管是什么风了，现在正朝我们过来呢!我们死定了!”兄弟三人艰难地回到屋里。马丁说：“如果我们能活下来，我们就别再争吵了。如果我们修理一下，这个农场将会很棒。有我的勤恳，保罗的条理以及汤姆的纪律性，我们肯定能一起做一笔大生意!”暴风雨终于停息了，所幸的是，农场没有遭到毁灭。

Just think, Martin said, "it took the chaos of a typhoon to bring us together. " Paul replied, "You mean a cyclone brought us together. " Tom said, "Didn't I tell you both that it was a tornado?" The brothers never agreed on what kind of storm it was, but by combining their skills, they started a successful farm.

“想想看，”马丁说，“一场混乱的台风让我们团结在一起了。”保罗回答说：“你是说一场飓风把我们团结在一起。”汤姆说道：“我和你们都说过那是龙卷风了吧?”兄弟三人对此依然争论不休，但他们团结一致，开启了一个成功的农场。

核心单词表

bill n.账单

boundary n.边界

chaos n.混乱

consistent adj.始终如一的

cyclone n.飓风

doomed adj.注定的

heir n.继承人

martial adj.军事的

organic adj.有机的

poultry n.家禽

scramble v.爬

sergeant n.军士

sheer adj.绝对的

stance n.立场

telegraph n.电报

textile n.纺织物

tornado n.龙卷风

typhoon n.台风

wail v.哀嚎

wardrobe n.衣柜

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