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。