Life now became rather difficult for the Durbeyfields.
德北一家的生活陷入了困境。
Without Prince to carry loads,
沒有“王子”運貨,
John Durbeyfield could not buy and sell as he used to.
約翰·德北就不能像過去那樣做買賣了。
He had never worked hard or regularly,
他從來沒有堅持賣力地干過活兒,
and now he only occasionally felt like working.
現在也就偶爾才會想找點活兒干。
Tess wondered how she could help her parents.
苔絲琢磨著怎樣才能幫上父母的忙。
One day her mother made a suggestion.
一天,她母親提出了一個建議。