In the meantime, he had suffered setbacks in his romantic life in Southwold.

与此同时，他在绍斯沃尔德的爱情生活也遭遇了挫折。

After a final term at Eton at the end of 1921, he packed his bags and left for the seaside town of Southwold in Suffolk, where his parents had moved for their retirement.

1921 年底， 在伊顿公学完成最后一个学期后， 他收拾好行李前往萨福克郡的海滨小镇绍斯沃尔德，他的父母已经搬到那里退休。

The financial situation was so desperate that Orwell had to write to Southwold asking his family for ten shillings, but once he reached the hop-fields he noted the remarkable generosity of his fellow pickers in providing him with food.

经济状况如此绝望， 奥威尔不得不写信给索思沃尔德向家人索要十先令，但当他到达啤酒花田时， 他注意到采摘工同伴们非常慷慨地为他提供食物。

After falling dangerously ill with pneumonia in late December, in the New Year Orwell returned to Southwold to recuperate, where he received the news that Gollancz had turned down Burmese Days, afraid that he would be sued for libel.

12月底，奥威尔因肺炎病入膏肓，新年时回到绍斯沃尔德休养，在那里他收到消息称，戈兰茨因担心会被控诽谤罪而拒绝了《缅甸日》。