She must remember to tell Dilcey to use pine knots and save the grease for cooking.
她必须记住要告诉迪尔茜,叫她以后点松枝照明,好将油脂省下来炒菜吃。
为奴十二年
I accompanied them to the scene of attack, when we discovered a puddle of blood in the road, where the man whom I had smitten with the pine knot had fallen.
我陪他们到袭击现场,发现路上有一滩血, 我用松节打的那个人倒在地上。
为奴十二年
I managed to dodge them both, and seizing a pine knot, hurled it with such force against the head of one of them that he was prostrated apparently senseless to the ground.
我设法躲开了他们两个, 抓起一个松节,用力朝其中一个的头扔去, 他倒在地上, 显然失去了知觉。
飘(原版)
From all came back the answer: " Don't know fer sartin, lady. It's too soon to tell" . Night came and it was sultry. No air moved and the flaring pine knots the negroes held made the air hotter.