His brown suit was well cut, but perilously near the end of its tether.

他的棕色西装剪裁得体， 但危险地接近系绳的尽头。

Haytime came, and he was forced to climb down from his building and go about the hillsides far and near, cutting grass and bearing home the hay in mighty loads.

干草期来了， 他被迫从他的房子里爬下来， 在远近的山坡上走来走去， 割草，把干草运回家。