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It was a large dairy．There were nearly a hundred milking cows．
Dairyman Crick milked six or eight of the difficult ones with his own hands．
奶场主克里克亲自挤六到八头不好挤的牛。
He could not trust them to the dairymaids, because if the cows were badly milked their milk would simply dry up．
他不放心把它们交给挤奶女工去挤, 因为如果奶牛没被挤好, 它们就会不出奶的。
For a while there was no more talk among the milkers．
有一阵子, 挤奶工们没有声响。
Suddenly Mr Crick got up from his stool．
克里克先生突然从凳子上站了起来。
We're not getting as much milk from them as usual," he said．
我们今天挤的奶没有平常的多。”他说道,
"We'd better sing them a song, friends, that's the only thing to do．"
“我们最好还是给他们唱支歌吧, 朋友们, 只有这样啦。”
So the group of milkers started singing,to encourage the cows to give more．
于是这群挤奶工开始唱起歌来, 想促使奶牛们出更多的奶。
写作佳语
trust sb to do：信赖某人做某事
e.g. Can I trust you to post this letter?
我托你把这封信寄走行吗?
e.g. That's why I must trust you to keep this secret.
那就是为什么我必须得相信你会保守这个秘密的原因。
for a while：一阵子
e.g.They chattered away happily for a while.
他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
e.g.The music soothed her for a while.
音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
get up
1. 站起来，起立，起身
e.g.I got up and walked over to where he was.
我起身走到他那边。
2. 起床
They have to get up early in the morning.
他们大清早就得起床。
3. 打扮；装扮，穿......的衣服
e.g.They knew how to get themselves up in those days.
那时候，他们懂得打扮。
as usual：和往常一样，照常
e.g.Please carry on as usual while I am away.
我不在时，请照常干活。
e.g.Work went on as usual inside, uninterrupted by outside repairs.
外部装修，内部照常营业。
