When I was touched by the quality and atmosphere of the folk houses and tried to express them in different ways, all of my painting techniques seemed to be powerless.

当时我被民居的气质与氛围所感动，想用不同的方法去表现它，结果发现我使用得十分熟练的一般绘画技巧在它面前都显得苍白无力。

youdao

If winter persists there will be nothing left of us and so I decided to use my strength to protect my kin folk.

可是如果酷寒持续下去，万物都将灭绝，因此我决定用自己的力量来保护我的乡亲们。

youdao

I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. Nor any of my folk.

我会挺过去的，当这一切都完毕后，我再也不会挨饿了，我的亲属们也一样不会。

youdao

' He is amused by my desire to help, tolerant as all Solcavsko folk seem to be of the outsiders who come and homestay at local farms, with their strange enthusiasm and astonishment at such simple matters as churning butter or making salami.

BBC: Snowbound Slovenia