A severe storm destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake.

一场猛烈的暴风雨摧毁了房屋和湖泊之间的天然屏障。

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We sail the lake with Him still; and as we reach its middle waters, far from land, under midnight skies, suddenly a great storm sweeps down.

今天我们仍旧和祂一同在船中；在深夜离岸甚远，船到了湖中心的时候，忽然起了暴风，甚至船被波浪掩盖。

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After the storm, the people on the shore anxiously scanned the lake for any sign of the boat.

暴风雨之后，岸边的人们焦急地搜索湖面以期发现小船的踪迹。

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By the time the storm eased, eight big boats were lost on Lake Huron alone.

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But during a storm on Lake Michigan, the Bradley split in two.

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Storm Lake, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee.

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The windows of his office showed the storm moving in across the lake.

NEWYORKER: Great Experiment