Still, most field work was done with hand tools like the spade, hoe, and scythe, or with hand- or animal-driven plows.
尽管如此，大多数的庄稼活仍以手工工具完成，比如铁锹、锄头、长柄镰刀，手推犁或者动物推犁等等。
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Because of their small fields, the farmers in china usually do not have big machines. The tools they use are often shovels, a hand-pushed plough, hook and hoe.
因为土地规模小，中国的农民一般都没有大型机械，他们经常用铁锨、犁、锄头。
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Hoe in hand, I reopened the basement door with dread. I reached the bottom of the stairs hoping it was all a bad dream and the snake would be gone.