"The View from Castle Rock" starts in the 18th century in the dour Scottish borders where her family scrapes a living from soil and sheep.

《城堡石的景观》(The View from Castle Rock)开始于18世纪沉闷的苏格兰边境，她的家族曾在当地靠种田放牧勉强度日。

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But as we wandered past rooster pens and over loamy soil at the Konrad Family farm, I began to believe him.

不过路过康纳德农场，有鸡圈，有沃土，我开始相信他的话了。

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We now leave America, the classic soil of the pairing family.

我们现在撇开美洲这个对偶制家庭的典型地区不谈吧。

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Mohamed Hamadi lives with his family on a finger of Lebanese soil sandwiched between Syrian territory.

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She said she did not know how the family would be returned or what will happen when they arrive on U.S. soil.

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Family relationships are tough: the effort involved in scratching a meagre living from unco-operative soil leaves little room for feelings.

ECONOMIST: A la recherche des champs perdus