They rolled in the dew, they cropped mouthfuls of the sweet summer grass, they kicked up clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent.

看到满是露水的青草，他们蜂拥而至。满满咬一口夏天香甜的青草，踢起黑土块，猛嗅它肥沃的气息。

youdao

Through the halls flowed a broad stream, and in it danced the mermen and the mermaids to the music of their own sweet singing. No one on earth has such a lovely voice as theirs.

一股宽大的激流穿过舞厅的中央，海里的男人和女人，唱着美丽的歌，就在这激流上跳舞，这样优美的歌声，住在陆地上的人们是唱不出来的。

youdao

It is the moonlit night of March; the sweet smell of henna is in the air; my flute lies on the earth neglected and your garland of flowers is unfinished.

这是三月的月明之夜；空气里有凤仙花的芬芳；我的横笛抛在地上，你的花串也没有编成。

youdao

While from the ends of their elegant stalks pineapples nodded encouragingly, sweet potatoes and yams peeped from the earth, and great hands of bananas reached down to them.

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