高频通用词 第 154 级 · 阅读短文

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A small crew came home from a long trip.一支小「船员」队伍结束了漫长的航行回到家。 On the first morning they found water inside the deck and in one boot.第一天早上，他们发现甲板里和一只「靴子」里都进了水。 The water had hurt ten years of lab notes.水损坏了十年的实验记录。 Those notes were the core of their study.那些记录是他们整个研究的「核心」。

They did not admit the loss was their fault.他们没有承认这场损失是他们的过错。 The head of the lab said they must bury the old plan.实验室的负责人说，他们必须「埋葬」旧计划。 He had no cash for new machines.他没有「现金」买新机器。 So he asked the crew to write code that could read the wet pages.于是他请船员们写出「代码」，好读取那些被水浸过的页面。

They gave up their evenings, and the lab began to boom.他们放弃了空闲的夜晚，小实验室开始「繁荣」起来。 Sadly, one young worker cast doubt on the idea and left.遗憾的是，一位年轻工人对那个想法「抛」出了怀疑，然后离开了。 He told the newspaper the lab was a dark place.他告诉报纸，这个实验室是个黑暗的地方。 Most of the team did not cite his words, but the story spread.团队里大多数人没有「引用」他的话，但这件事还是传开了。

The lab owed a debt for the first water test.实验室为第一次防水测试欠下了一笔「债」。 With that work the crew saved the notes and paid the debt.靠着这份努力，船员们救回了记录，也还清了债务。 They said they would never bury their notes again.他们说，再也不会把记录「埋」起来了。