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Ben grew up on a small ranch in the west of the country.本在这个国家西部的一个小牧场长大。 When his father died last winter, his grief was deep and quiet.去年冬天父亲去世时，他的悲伤既深又安静。 For months he could not sleep well or enjoy his food.有好几个月，他睡不好，也吃不下饭。 Then he found an old notebook full of his father's simple recipes.后来他找到一本旧笔记本，里面写满父亲简单的食谱。 That notebook became his main inspiration.那本笔记本成了他主要的灵感来源。

Ben decided to make and sell one of the drinks from the book.本决定做那本书里的一种饮料来卖。 He checked every constituent of the drink before he sold it.在卖出之前，他检查了这种饮料的每一种成分。 For an interim period, he sold it only to friends and neighbours.在一段过渡期里，他只卖给朋友和邻居。 He wanted their honest sentiment about the taste, good or bad.他想听他们对味道的真实看法，无论好坏。 Many of them said the drink was divine, and sales grew substantially.很多人都说这种饮料好喝极了，销量也大幅增长。

Ben began a long quest for better fruit and cleaner water.本开始了一场漫长的寻找，想找到更好的水果和更干净的水。 He also promised to donate part of his profit to a local school.他还承诺把一部分利润捐给当地一所学校。 The business is still small, but he is happy with the change.生意仍然很小，但他对这个变化很满意。 He says the notebook gave him a way to say thank you.他说这本笔记本给了他一种表达感谢的方式。