56 Our neighbour, the river

The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.

形成我们农场东部边界的一条河流一直在我们生活中发挥着重要作用。

Without it we could not make a living.

要是没有这条河,我们就无法生存下去。

There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the house, so we have to pump from the river for farm use.

泉水只能满足家庭生活用水,因此我们必须从河里抽水以用于农业生产。

We tell the river all our secrets.

我们向那条河倾诉我们的秘密。

We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.

我们本能地懂得,就像养蜂人和他的蜜蜂那样,要是我们不把生活中的重大事件告诉那条河，就可能大祸临头。

We have special river birthday parties in the summer.

夏天,我们为这条河举办特殊的生日宴会。