第二十一期 4-2(4-6)-英语听力

[00:00.27]For a solid 24 hours we heard the constant crack of branches breaking and then falling from the trees. [00:08.91]The ice on the power line caused them to break, resulting in our loss of electrical power. [00:15.94]When our power went out, we turned out to be fortunate. [00:19.92]We were only without power for only 30 minutes. [00:24.34]Some friends of ours in the city were less lucky, [00:28.21]as they were without power for an hour and a half. [00:31.88]When their power went off, they were using their computer and the hard drive crashed. [00:37.67]They lost all of their data and have to replace the hard drive. [00:42.30]Still other people were even less lucky. [00:45.97]Those, living in the country were without power for as long as a week. [00:51.41]We really felt sorry for them. [00:54.22]Many of them were farmers who had baby pigs that needed heat. [00:58.91]Fortunately many of them owned gasoline powered generators.