【美国故事】约翰 亨利 -- 高个子奇谈 (6/7)

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Big Bend Mountain
John Henry
Polly Ann
有一个词需连词符连接~On the day of the big event, many people came to Big Bend Mountain to watch. John Henry and the salesman stood side by side. Even early in the day, the sun was burning hot.
The competition began. John Henry kissed his hammer and started working. At first, the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did. Then, he started working with a hammer in each hand. He worked faster and faster. In the mountain, the heat and dust were so thick that most men would have had trouble breathing. The crowd shouted as clouds of dust came from inside the mountain.
The salesman was afraid when he heard what sounded like the mountain breaking. However, it was only the sound of John Henry at work.
Polly Ann and her son cheered when the machine was pulled from the tunnel. It had broken down. Polly Ann urged John Henry to come out. But he kept working, faster and faster. He dug deep into the darkness, hitting the steel so hard that his body began to fail him. He became weak, and his heart burst.比赛那天,许多人来到大本德山去看。约翰·亨利和推销员并排站着。甚至早在这一天,太阳是炎热的。比赛开始了。约翰·亨利亲吻了他的锤子,开始工作。起初,这种蒸汽钻比他快两倍。然后,他开始用锤子在每只手。他工作得越来越快。在山里,热浪和灰尘太多,大多数人无法呼吸。人们大声的喊道,尘埃来自山里。售货员也开始害怕了起来当他听到什么听起来像山断裂。然而,那只是约翰·亨利的声音。波莉·安和她的儿子欢呼当机器落后在隧道的时候。它已经坏了。波莉·安敦促约翰·亨利出来。但是他一直坚持工作,越来越快。他深入挖掘进入了黑暗。触及到钢铁使他的身体开始支持不了了。他变得虚弱,他的心几乎要迸出来。       
——译文来自: xu653251946