There is a well-written poem: "Spring Silkworms to death to make silk, wax torch ashes only dry tears."

有一句诗写得很好：“春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。”

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Now all their hopes were pinned on the spring silkworms. The repayment date of every loan they made was set for the "end of the silkworm season."

现在他们唯一的指望就是春蚕，一切临时借贷都是指明在这“春蚕收成”中偿还。

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With regard to stepping white ship, a legend of the early years of drought, South Lake area of local mulberry leaf did not last long, Spring Silkworms feeding without thought.

关于踏白船，传说早年一次干旱，南湖一带地方桑叶不长，春蚕无以为饲。

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