你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
文本:柳树开口，这是数十年来未有之事，村民不敢当做耳旁风，心中都不安，认真准备，以应对一场将要到来的大祸。
翻译:
The willow tree spoke; this had never happened in the past ten years. The villagers did not dare treat its words as a hollow threat. Their hearts were anything but calm as they earnestly prepared for an imminent disaster.
柳树开口，这是数十年来未有之事，村民不敢当做耳旁风，心中都不安，认真准备，以应对一场将要到来的大祸。