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This may look like a slaughter
或许这看上去像一场屠杀
but as each heron can swallow only one frogat a time
但每只池鹭一次只能吞噬一只蛙
the vast majority will escape to croak another day
此时剩余的多数派得以逃生并获得了明日再度高歌的机会
Terrace paddies like those of YunYang county are found across much of southern China
元阳县这样广泛种植水稻的
This whole vast landscape is dominated by rice cultivation
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In heated Guizhou province theMiao minorityhave developed a remarkable rice culture
苗族人在炎热的贵州发展了高度发达的水稻种植
With every inch of fertile land given over to rice cultivation
苗族人把木屋建立在陡峭低产的山壁上
the Miao build their wooden houses on the steepest and least productive hillsides
用其余每寸丰饶的土地来种植水稻
In Chinese rural life everything has a use
所有东西在中国农村都自有其用处
dried in the sun manure from the cowsheds would be used as cooking fuel
牛棚里的肥料在太阳下晒干用作煮饭的燃料

重点解释

妙语佳句：

at a time:每次
He used to abandon his work for months at a time.
他过去每次放下工作就是几个月。

the vast majority:大多数
The vast majority of disputes are settled amicably.
绝大多数争端都得到了友好解决。

escape to do sth:逃跑干某事
Fire escape to be clear of obstruction.
安全出口,保持通畅。

another day:改日

He faced another day of cold fog.
他碰到的是又一个寒冷有雾的日子。

Miao minority:苗族
For thousands of years Miao Minority people have been experiencing oppression and expel by another peoples.
苗族经历了千百年来被驱逐与受迫害的苦难。

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此时剩余的多数派得以逃生并获得了明日再度高歌的机会。

梯田横贯中国南部。

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