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 Sam

drainage

downpour


Sam was dredging the drainage ditch behind the town dump when the downpour began. There were only a couple of small droplets at first, but then the rain really began to fall. He smiled as he hoped that the drought would now be over -- they were long due for some rain. He put down his shovel and drill and happily escaped the drudgery of his work to the shed on the hill. Inside he shut the door and sat down to relax. Not paying attention to the draft coming in through the walls, Sam's thoughts began to drift. It was a dubious job, cleaning ditches, but he had accepted the dramatic change in lifestyle quite easily. He had never been happy in the corporate world. And he had taken the loss of his job because of downsizing quite hard at first. But then he had accepted the downturn to see what life still had to offer.
开始下倾盆大雨时山姆正在镇垃圾场后面疏浚排水沟。起初只有几滴小雨，不久就真的下大了。他笑了，因为他希望旱灾会就此结束——早就该下点儿雨了。他放下铁锹和钻头，很高兴能到山上避雨处逃避他那单调乏味的工作。一到里面他就把门关上，坐下来休息。山姆没有注意到从墙缝吹进来的风，他的思绪开始漂浮起来。疏通水沟的工作是让人怀疑，但他还是很轻松地接受了生活方式的突然变化。在公司里他从来没有开心过。由于实行机构精简他失去了工作，一开始他还接受不了，但是后来他接受了这种下降趋势，他想看看生活还会给他些什么。