1.the Great Depression 經濟大蕭條時期

例句：I nodded and swung the gate open to let him in the yard. He looked like all the tramps who came to our house from the hobo camp by the river during the Great Depression.
我點點頭，把門打開讓他進了院子。經濟大蕭條時期，有許多流浪漢從河那邊的游民營來過我家，他看起來跟他們一樣。

2. wolf down 狼吞虎咽

例句：I swung on the gate, watching the tramp wolf down the sandwich and drain the cup.
我在門上一邊搖晃著，一邊看著這個流浪漢狼吞虎咽地吃下那個三明治，喝干牛奶。

3.too ... to ... 太···而不去做···

例句：I marched inside. “Verna's mother says those men are too lazy to work. Why do we feed them？”
我大步走進屋子，“維娜的媽媽說，這些人太懶了，不工作。我們為什么要他們給吃的呢？”

4.chunks of 大塊···

例句：In minutes my mother opened the screen and handed him a sandwich made from thick slices of homemade bread and generous chunks of boiled meat.
他坐在狹長的木板平臺上，那是兩間屋的走廊。不一會兒，媽媽打開簾子，遞給他一個三明治，用家里自制的厚面包片夾著幾大塊熟肉。