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In the late 70th of last century, almost every family died for food. What was a daily ncecssity was in great need, including firewood. Brother and I had to pick firewood in the mountains over ten miles from our village.
Having dragged ourselves a long way, we came uphill. Seeing the empty hill slopes, we were thrown into frustration, looking at each other. We had liitle harvested.
Somehow, a jiant irrigation tube, which extended from the hill top down to the rain pool, came into our sight. We cheered ourselves by dropping rocks into the tube. Brother and I were overjoyed at the sound of rolling rocks.
The terrible noise drew a man watcher who was responsible for the irrigation tube. He seized us by the arm, regardless of our begging and crying.
The watcher freed us when told the name of my father. It was decades before we traced the source that our father had helped him out of trouble. He reapid my father by forgiving us.
注释：
1.what was a daily ncecssity
主语从句。意思：称得上必需品的东西。
2.came into our sight
(被)看见了。
3.regardless of
短语，意思：不管，不顾。
4.It was decades before
句型，意思：过了几十年后
5.traced the source
追根求源
作者|王贵友
公众号：贵友英语写作
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