Farmers kept hens for eggs and sold their meat when they got too old to lay any more.

农民养鸡取蛋，当鸡老得不能再下蛋时就把肉卖掉。

Aunt Dorcas was a stout speckled pig who kept hens.

多卡丝姨妈是一头肥壮的斑点猪， 养着母鸡。

We should be really championing the people that are trying to do something better and I don't think it is just like keeping your own hens.

我们应该真正支持那些努力做得更好的人，我不认为这就像养自己的母鸡一样。

He pushed the hamper into a corner, threw a sack over it to keep the hens quiet, put a pot on the fire, and unlaced his boots.

他把篮子推到一个角落里， 在上面盖上一个麻袋， 让母鸡安静下来， 把锅放在火上， 然后解开靴子的鞋带。

The fact that they exist isn't making a difference to the rest of the industry. You know, if I keep my own hens, that is not going to change the egg industry as a whole.

它们存在的事实并没有对行业的其他部分产生影响。你知道， 如果我自己养母鸡，那不会改变整个鸡蛋行业。