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"There, now," said Mary, tying a little shawl closer under her chin.
“好嘞，來吧。”瑪麗說著，將下巴下的小圍巾系緊了些。
"Aren't we boastful this early hour of the morning? Maybe I'll wait till sunset to see what kind of a man I have got."
“我們一大早來就該自夸嗎？也許我要等到太陽落山才能看到我究竟嫁了個什么樣的男人。
The work began. Martin measured the ground by the southern fence for the first ridge, a strip of ground four feet wide, and he placed the line along the edge and pegged it at each end. Then he spread fresh seaweed over the strip. Mary filled her apron with seeds and began to lay them in rows. When she was a little distance down the ridge, Martin advanced with his spade to the head, eager to commence.
”開始干活了。馬丁從南面的柵欄邊開始丈量第一條壟，這塊地是一條4英尺寬的狹長地，然后他沿著邊緣放好線繩，并在兩頭用樁固定住。接著，他把新鮮的海草鋪在那條地上。瑪麗用圍裙兜著土豆種，開始一排排地播撒。她剛順著壟撒了一小段，馬丁便拿鍬站到了壟頭，迫不及待地要開始了。
"Now in the name of God,' he cried, spitting on his palms, "let us raise the first sod!"
“現在以上帝的名義，”他大聲喊道，往掌心吐了口唾沫，“讓我們鏟起第一鍬！”
"Oh, Martin, wait till I'm with you!" cried Mary, dropping her seeds on the ridge and running up to him. Her fingers outside her woolen mittens were numb with the cold, and she couldn't wipe them in her apron. Her cheeks seemed to be on fire. She put an arm round Martin's waist and stood looking at the green sod his spade was going to cut, with the excitement of a little child.
“哦，馬丁，等一下，我要和你一起干！”瑪麗叫道，把種子丟到壟上，向他跑了過來。她那露在羊毛手套外的手指已被凍僵了，她無法把手放到圍裙里面揉揉它們。她的雙頰激動得漲紅了。她用一只胳膊挽住了馬丁的腰，站在那兒看著他就要用鐵鍬翻起的綠色草皮，像小孩子似的興奮不已。
