Seeing the barrenlands and historically old stone houses, the old villagers could not help sighing: "Where is the end of such life?"
望着光秃秃的土地,年代久远的石头房,年老的村民们都忍不住不停地叹息:这样的生活何时才是尽头?
2
He knew there were no seas or ships in the heart of the barrenlands, just as he had known there was no cartridge in the empty rifle.
他知道在荒原中是不会有海或者船只的,正像他已经知道在他的空枪里没有弹筒一样。
3
Villagers worked on farms day after day, making the lands and soils more and more barren. Due to severe poverty, they could not afford artificial fertilizers.