In leaf boat several people were discussing in view of follow-up work that neighboring invades, ugly country, Iowa. 在叶舟几人讨论着针对相邻维入侵的后续工作时,丑国,爱荷华州。 Eyres is in this country an extremely ordinary farm operator, he like the other farm operators in this state, is operating own lands. 埃尔斯是这个国家中一名极为普通的农场主,他像这个州的其他所有农场主一样,经营着属于自己的一片土地。 This almost can be said as an aloof occupation ---- The wild west has vanished to disappear, in the range of own farm, without others can with him for the enemy, because the water source and manure, or are the lands, is early morning plans. 这几乎可以说是一個与世无争的职业----蛮荒的西部早就已经消失不见了,在自己农场的范围内,没有其他人会与他为敌,因为无论是水源、肥料、或者是土地,都是一早就规划好的。 If there is any contradiction, everyone was used to be solved through the attorney. 如果有任何矛盾,大家都习惯了通过律师去解决。 Before is very long starts in any case, the attorney spent has been dropping unceasingly. 反正从很久之前开始,律师费就已经在不断下降了。 Therefore, his daily work content is actually very simple, besides giving the worker job placement of farm, drives own Picka to inspect regarding the farm, if discovered that has the rising trend not good region, digs several to get down and make several pictures the soil of that region again, delivers to the specialized agricultural consulting agency to examine. 所以,他每天的工作内容其实很简单,除了给农场的工人安排工作之外,就是驾驶着自己的皮卡围绕着农场巡视,如果发现有涨势不好的区域,就把那片区域的土壤挖几块下来、再拍几张照片,送到专业的农业咨询机构检验。 In fact, even if this situation also rarely appears, the standardized mechanized operational procedure lets him and his crops is very relaxed, these corn is the same, not only standard that looks like in the assembly lines to produce and full. 事实上,哪怕这种情况也很少出现,标准化机械化的作业流程让他和他的作物都无比轻松,那些玉米一颗颗就像是流水线里生产出来的一样,既标准又饱满。 However recently, his farm met troublesome some. 但是最近,他的农场遇到了一些麻烦。 ---- Cannot be very big, but in small some regions, the corn has the situation of inexplicably losing plant, these regions compare his farm insignificant, but Eyres decided must treat cautiously. ----不能算是很大,只不过是在一小部分区域,玉米出现了莫名枯死的情况,这些区域相比起他的农场来说微不足道,但埃尔斯还是决定要慎重对待。 He does not imagine such that in the movie develops, because of a wilt disease, makes all crops lose the vitality. 他可不想像电影里演的那样,因为一场枯萎病,就让所有的作物失去生机。 Therefore, he gave the local agriculture department this situation report, but after the local agriculture department has looked, has not actually offered any good suggestion. First round website ps:// 于是,他把这个情况汇报给了当地的农业部门,但当地的农业部门看过之后,却也没有给出什么好的建议。首发网址ps:// „These damn swine, they have not added on excessively busily!” “这些该死的猪猡,他们从来就没有帮上过忙！” Eyres complained to oneself wife. 埃尔斯对自己的妻子抱怨道。 Wife is preparing the breakfast, while opens the mouth to comfort: 妻子一边准备着早饭,一边开口安慰: „Aren't officials are always this? What can we count on their?” “官方人员不是一向都是这样吗？我们能指望他们什么呢？” „Hasn't the testing report come out? At least does not have the infectious disease indication.” “不过检测报告不是已经出来了吗？起码没有传染病的征兆。” „I looked at that side situation, this truly does not seem like what infectious disease, seem like ......., freezes to death.” “我看了那边的情况,这确实不像是什么传染病,倒像是.......嗯,冻死的。” „Freezes to death? Now may be autumn, the weather quick freezing has not gotten down.” “冻死？现在可才是秋天,天气没有那么快冷下来。” Eyres shakes the head, but he feels some doubts ---- Truly like his wife said that in that several stretches of small withered areas, the attributes of all crops seemed like frozen to death was the same. 埃尔斯摇了摇头,但同时他又觉得有些疑惑----确实像他妻子说的一样,那几片小小的枯萎区里,所有作物的表征都像是被冻死的一样。 Is the accidental hail? 难道是偶发的冰雹？ Yes, if thinks carefully, pours really looks like very much ---- Only appears in the random small range, does not have the obvious omen, the ground also has the trace of to split open. 是的,如果仔细想想,倒真的很像----只在随机的小范围内出现,没有明显的前兆,地面还有开裂的痕迹。 However can the big hail, be able to lead to such consequence? 不过到底是要多大的冰雹,才能引起这样的后果？ Very inconceivable, but often the most inconceivable explanation, is the correct explanation , Henry of next door farm had also seen the basketball big hail. 很不可思议,但往往最不可思议的解释,就是正确的解释,要知道,隔壁农场的老亨利还曾经见到过篮球大的冰雹呢。 If not he hides quickly, perhaps in this world did not have „Henry” this view, because before he aged, should by the hail be battered to death. 如果不是他躲得快,恐怕这个世界上就没有“老亨利”这个说法了,因为在他变老之前,就应该已经被冰雹砸死了。 Thinks of here, Eyres feels somewhat funnily, slightly was relaxed several points. 想到这里,埃尔斯觉得有些好笑,心情也稍稍放松了几分。 No matter how said, the season of harvest must arrive immediately, this little loss, really cannot change the general situation. 不管怎么说,收获的季节马上就要到了,这一点点的损失,实在是改变不了大局。 He received fries good Bacon and egg that the wife hands over, after three two pouch in the stomach, then went out to sit his tractor, the workers had deferred to the reservation plan to conduct harvesting of small range, various machineries need to debug finally in this remaining two weeks, he must go to the scene to stare and ensure everyone can use these large machines correctly. 他接过妻子递过来的煎好的培根和鸡蛋,三口两口吞进肚里之后,便出门坐上了他的拖拉机,工人们已经按照预订计划在进行小范围的收割,各类机械都需要在这最后剩下的两周内调试好,他必须得去现场盯着,保证每个人都能正确地使用那些大型机械。 One time personnel are injured the loss that incurs, he really cannot withstand. 一次人员受伤带来的损失,他实在是承受不起的。 Early morning air cold brings a moistness, this is the automatic irrigation installment the symbol that starts to water, Eyres is rotating the steering wheel satisfied, a foot accelerator the workers who gather is expunging to the distant place. 清晨的空气冷冽中带着一丝湿润,这是自动灌溉装置开始浇水的标志,埃尔斯满意地转动着方向盘,一脚油门向远处正在聚集的工人们开去。 To catching up with their leisure steps, Eyres burnt out to stop, later walked up to ask: 一直到追上他们慢悠悠的步伐,埃尔斯才熄火停了下来,随后走上前去问道: „Machinery and did tool prepare?” “机械和工具都准备好了吗？” „Prepared, Boss, today's oil price reduced, yesterday purchased the money of fuel to end uselessly, waits for the work to do me to take to you ---- 1100 said happily.” “准备好了,老板,今天的油价又降低了,昨天采购燃油的钱没用完,等活儿干完我拿给你----1100叨乐。” „1100? So many?” “1100？这么多？” Eyres asked with amazement. 埃尔斯惊讶地问道。 In fact, he gave the worker to be used in the money of purchase altogether also 4000 saying yesterday happily, what reference was last week price, if according to the reply of opposite party, in just one week, the price of diesel oil then fell 20 many. 实际上,他昨天交给工人用于采购的钱总共也就4000叨乐,参考的是上周的价格,如果按照对方的回复来看,在短短一周之内,柴油的价格便又下跌了20还多。 „Yes, is the nuclear fusion of Huaxia does ---- However this seems like the good deed to us, in any case we are not the oil-producing countries, right?” “是的,都是华夏的核聚变搞的----不过这对我们来说似乎是好事,反正我们不是产油国,对吗？” „That is uncertain, our international economic systems are established in the saying cheerful petroleum system, petroleum the words of price collapse, our national economies same will also collapse ........” “那可不一定,我们的国际经济体系是建立在叨乐和石油体系上的,石油的价格崩溃的话,我们的国家经济也一样会崩溃........” Eyres is a farmer who finished attending the university, to this economy and political matter, he wants far-seeingly compared with these workers many. 埃尔斯是一个上完了大学的农民,对这种经济和政治上的事情,他比这些工人们要有远见得多。 Explained patiently , the workers mostly understood meaning that he said that also before a revolution , the attitude of as if profiting, starts to attack Huaxia to lack consideration for the whole. 耐心地解释了一番后,工人们大多都理解了他所说的意思,也一转之前仿佛占了便宜的态度,开始攻击华夏不顾大局。 Hears these belts extremely heavy mood opinion, Eyres had not said that but after urging several attention securities, then continues to start to inspect forward. 听到这些带着极重的情绪的言论,埃尔斯没有多说,只是叮嘱了几句注意安全之后,便继续开始向前巡视。 The area of farm is very big, he usually takes 45 hours can inspect completely, therefore he often will rest one time in the midway, has a lunch, completes the remaining work again leisurely and carefree. 农场的面积很大,他往往需要四五个小时的时间才能全部巡视完毕,所以他往往会在中途休息一次,吃个午餐,再悠闲地完成剩下的工作。 Today naturally is no exception, he is passing through a small stream of farm to stop as always, from carries in the backpack that to put out the box along, in that was the wife has prepared the good sandwich to him. 今天当然也不例外,他一如既往地在贯穿农场的一条小溪边停下了,从随身携带的背包里拿出餐盒,那里面是妻子早就给他准备好的三明治。 However, he has not nipped with enough time, in the intercom then heard the rapid cry. 但是,他还没来得及咬下去,对讲机里便传来了急促的呼叫声。 „Boss, Boss! Had an accident!” “老板,老板！出事了！” Before Eyres one step rushes to the intercom, his heart raised in this instantaneously. 埃尔斯一步冲到对讲机前,他的心在这个瞬间提了起来。 Feared that anything comes anything. 怕什么来什么。 If had the industrial accident at this time, his farm this year income must sell at a discount greatly. 如果这个时候发生工伤事故,那他这个农场这一年的收益就要大打折扣了。 „What matter? Said quickly!” “什么事？快说！” „Boss, Chagall died!” “老板,夏尔死了！” „Did Chagall die?? What's the matter??” “夏尔死了？？怎么回事？？” Eyres has a big shock asks. 埃尔斯大惊失色地问道。 He has not thought that accident seriously to this degree ---- According to truth, present large machine, although has certain risk, but majority made the complete life protection measure, even if there is minor incident, is still very difficult to arrive at degree awfully. 他万万没有想到,事故会严重到这种程度----按道理来说,现在的大型机械虽然有一定的危险性,但大部分都做了完备的生命保障措施,就算发生小事故,也很难到达要命的程度。 Was always insufficient to be pressed by the car(riage)? 总不至于是被车压过去了吧？ „We do not know, suddenly died!” “我们不知道,突然就死了！” „Suddenly died? You determined that he died, isn't the heat-stroke faints?” “突然就死了？你确定他是死了,不是中暑晕倒？” Hears here, Eyres's heart has put down a big truncation. 听到这里,埃尔斯的心已经放下了一大截。 So long as is not because the accident dies, will then lose will not be big. 只要不是因为事故死的,那么损失就不会太大。 „Truly died ....... looks that seemed like the heart attack ........ we to hear him to call one in intercom, waited to find his time has fallen to the ground.” “确实是死了.......看着像是心脏病发作........我们听到他在对讲机里叫了一声,等找到他的时候已经倒地了。” „Makes the cardiopulmonary recovery quickly!” “快做心肺复苏！” Eyres shouts loudly. 埃尔斯大声喊道。 „....... We cannot.” “.......我们不会。” „Damn, haven't you watched the movie? Holds back the heart, artificial respiration!” “见鬼,你们都没有看过电影吗？按压心脏,人工呼吸！” „Yes, yes, some people had been doing, but does not seem useful .......” “是的,是的,已经有人在做了,但好像并没有什么用.......” „That stands in same place I!” “那就站在原地等我！” Eyres starts the tractor, when turns around always the direction to flush away fast, the mouth was also confirming with others unceasingly direction and position, this time he both calm and calm, naturally, this is not because he can inborn, when comes across the important matter calm, because, this matter has nothing to do with him. 埃尔斯启动拖拉机,一个快速掉头向来时的方向冲去,嘴里还不断跟其他人确认着方向和位置,这时候的他既沉稳又冷静,当然,这并不是因为他天生能在遇到大事的时候波澜不惊,而是因为,这件事情与他无关。 Died bewilderedly, the big probability can only be the sudden acute disease, what relations does that this have with his farm operator? 莫名其妙地就死掉了,大概率只会是突发急病,那这跟他这个农场主有什么关系呢？ Since doesn't matter, does not certainly need to worry. 既然没关系,当然也不用着急。 Thinks of here, Eyres's mood somewhat is even ease. 想到这里,埃尔斯的心情甚至有些悠然。 However, the next second, in the intercom actually transmitted suddenly let he extremely anxious voice: 然而,下一秒,对讲机里却突然传来了让他极度不安的声音: „Damn, said that also died! Boss!” “见鬼,道普也死了！老板！” After a half second, intercom sudden silence, but the cold sweat, had slid from Eyres's face. 半秒钟过后,对讲机突然一片寂静,而冷汗,已经从埃尔斯的脸上滑了下来。