1·Peas were brushed and gourds poled.
豌豆打了尖,葫芦支上了棍。
2·He shows me a collection of hollowed-out gourds filled to the brim with what look to be colored pebbles.
他给我展示了一批镂空的葫芦罐,里面贮满了像彩色卵石一样的东西。
3·For example, peaches, gourds, cranes and chubby children are the images that most often appeared, as they stand for good luck, fortune and longevity in traditional Chinese culture.
比如,最常出现的图像有桃子,葫芦,鹤和胖乎乎的小孩,因为在传统中国文化中,这些图像都代表着好运,财富和长寿。
4·'he took the gourds,' he replied with a smile of satisfaction.
“他拿走了葫芦,”他回答,露出满足的笑容。
5·He had cleverly fed the young man so as to give him the 'daring of a satisfied stomach', thus the young man upon finding only food in the gourds smashed them in a fit of anger.
老人很聪明地先把食物给年轻人吃,让他“吃饱壮胆”,因此年轻人发现葫芦里只有食物时,气得敢把它砸碎了。