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Unit 1 Mr. Doher?ty Build?s His Dream? Life 12 I suspe?ct not every?one who loves? the count?ry would? be happy? livin?g the way we do. It takes? a coupl?e of speci?al quali?ties. One is a toler?ance for solit?ude. Becau?se we are so busy and on such a tight? budge?t, we dont enter?tain much. Durin?g the growi?ng seaso?n there? is no time for socia?lizin?g anywa?y. Jim and Emily? are invol?ved in schoo?l activ?ities?, but they too spend? most of their? time at home. 我想，不是所有热?爱乡村的人?都会乐意过?我们这种生?活的。这种生活需?要一些特殊?的素质。其一是耐得?住寂寞。由于我们如?此忙碌，手头又紧，我们很少请?客。在作物生长?季节，根本就没工?夫参加社交?活动。吉米和埃米?莉虽然参加?学校的各种?活动，但他俩大多?数时间也呆?在家里。 13 The other? requi?remen?t is energ?y -- a lot of it. The way to make self-suffi?cienc?y work on a small? scale? is to resis?t the tempt?ation? to buy a tract?or and other? expen?sive labor?savin?g devic?es. Inste?ad, you do the work yours?elf. The only machi?nery we own (not count?ing the lawn mower?) is a littl?e three?-horse?power? rotar?y culti?vator? and a 16-inch chain? saw. 另一项要求?是体力――相当大的体?力。小范围里实?现自给自足?的途径是抵?制诱惑，不去购置拖?拉机和其他?昂贵的节省?劳力的机械?。相反，你要自己动?手。我们仅有的?机器（不包括割草?机）是一台3马?力的小型旋?转式耕耘机?以及一架1?6英寸的链?锯。 14 How much longe?r well have enoug?h energ?y to stay on here is anybo?dys guess? -- perha?ps for quite? a while?, perha?ps not. When the time comes?, well leave? with a feeli?ng of sorro?w but also with a sense? of pride? at what weve been able to accom?plish?. We shoul?d make a fair profi?t on the sale of the place?, too. Weve inves?ted about? $35,000 of our own money? in it, and we could? just about? doubl?e that if we sold today?. But this is not a good time to sell. Once econo?mic condi?tions? impro?ve, howev?er, deman?d for farms? like ours shoul?d be stron?g again?. 没人知道我?们还能有精?力在这里再?呆多久--也许呆很长?一阵子，也许不是。到走的时候?，我们会怆然?离去，但也会为自?己所做的一?切深感自豪?。我们把农场?出售也会赚?相当大一笔?钱。我们自己在?农场投入了?约35，000美金?的资金，要是现在售?出的话价格?差不多可以?翻一倍。不过现在不?是出售的好?时机。但是一旦经?济形势好转?，对我们这种?农场的需求?又会增多。 15 We didnt move here prima?rily to earn money? thoug?h. We came becau?se we wante?d to impro?ve the quali?ty