The next day he was nailing up some honeysuckle against the porch, when he heard the Miller's voice calling to him from the road.

第二天，小汉斯正往门廊上钉忍冬的时候，听见磨坊主在马路上喊叫他的声音。

He had spent the time in working about the premises, sweeping leaves from the garden paths, cutting dead stalks from the flower beds, and nailing up creepers which had been displaced by the autumn winds.

他一直在为整理这幢老房子而忙活着，清扫花园小径上的树叶，修剪花坛中的枯枝，把秋风刮下来的爬藤钉起来。