The only way to cover the other six ricks was by thatching them with straw，and this was a long and difficult job to do alone.

盖伯瑞尔离开谷仓，回到麦垛边，用农场上的遮盖布把其中两垛盖上。若想把其他六垛也盖起来，唯的办法便是用稻草盖，可单干，又力。

The house was encrusted with heavy thatchings, which dropped between the upper windows; the front, upon which the moonbeams directly played, had originally been white; but a huge pyracanth now darkened the greater portion.

屋顶上铺了厚厚的茅草，垂挂在高处两扇窗户中间；月光直射在房子正面墙上，那墙本来是白色的，但有很大部分让棵大红果常青棘给遮暗了。

He went on thatching in a kind of dream. She had spoken more warmly to him tonight than she had ever done when she was unmarried and free to speak as warmly as she liked.

她消失在黑暗中。盖伯瑞尔像在梦幻中样继续盖稻草。比起她未婚和自由自在地热情交谈，今晚她的态度可热情多了。