Bess, do you hear a noise?
貝絲,你聽到噪音了嗎?
Yes, Tom; what is it?
是的,湯姆。那是什么聲音?
It is the mill by our house; logs are cut there.
是從房子旁邊的磨坊里傳來的,那里在鋸木頭。
How do they cut the logs, Tom, with an ax?
湯姆,他們是怎么鋸木頭的,用斧子嗎?
Not with an ax, Bess; it is too hard work; they cut them with a saw.
不用斧子,貝絲,那太難弄了。他們用鋸子把木頭鋸斷。
May we not go and see the mill at work, Tom?
我們難道不能去看看磨坊里是怎么干活的嗎,湯姆?
Yes, I think so. The air is cool, and we can walk in the shade.
好啊,我想可以??諝鉀鏊覀兛梢栽跇涫a下走過去。
We should go soon, Bess, or the pile of wood will be gone.
我們?cè)摽禳c(diǎn)走,貝絲,否則那堆木頭就要鋸?fù)炅恕?/p>
Our two goats and the cart are here, Tom; we can ride to the mill.
湯姆,我們的兩頭山羊和小車在這兒,我們可以駕車去磨坊。
It is not up hill, and the goats can pull us fast.
這里不是上坡,山羊可以拉我們快點(diǎn)走。