1·Could we just wait until he's done with the homestead act chapter?
能等到他讲完宅地法那章再走吗？
2·The Homestead Act of 1862 is no longer in effect, but free land is still available out there in the great wide open (often literally in the great wide open).
尽管1862年颁布的宅地法已不在生效，但是免费白给的土地仍在广柔的土地上出现(通常是照字面理解的广柔的土地)。