The Peasants (II)

悯农（其二）

[唐] 李绅（许渊冲译）

At noon they weed with hoes;

theirsweat drips on the soil,

Each bowl of rice, who knows?

Is the fruit of hard toil.

锄禾日当午，

汗滴禾下土。

谁知盘中餐，

粒粒皆辛苦。

[词汇] toil

v. （长时间地）苦干，辛勤劳作；艰难缓慢地移动，跋涉

n. （尤指体力上的）苦工，苦活；网，捕捉野兽的陷阱​

She set off at a gallop, leaving me to toil in the rear.

她骑马疾驰而去，丢下我在后面辛辛苦苦地赶着。