Our Visit to a Village(II)

Our Visit to a Village (II) As we moved on to the next house, we came to a blacksmith's shop. We all know that blacksmiths are people who create things from iron. But what we don't know is how important their work was long ago. The man told us, " Back then, blacksmiths made tools for the villagers. They also helped make and repair mill machines. ” He went on, " Blacksmith services were essential to people's everyday lives. They kept a community in good running order. ” “ How much did a blacksmith earn in a day?” I asked. “ A quarter, ” the man replied. “ You mean 25 cents?! ”

我们的乡村之旅(二) 当我们走向下一所房子时，我们来到了一座铁匠铺。我们都知道铁匠是用铁创造东西的人。 但我们不知道他们的工作在很久以前有多重要。那个人告诉我们:“那时候，铁匠为村民制作工具。他们还帮助制造和修理磨坊的机器。 他接着说:“铁匠服务对人们的日常生活至关重要。他们使社区保持良好的运行秩序。 “一个铁匠一天能挣多少钱?”我问。 “25美分，”那人回答。“你是说25美分?!”

“ Yes. It was the highest paid job at the time, ” said the man. After that, we watched the man skilfully make a horseshoe from a piece of red hot iron. We were tempted to try it ourselves. The man handed us some hammers, and then my cousin and l hit the hot metal! Strike the iron while it's hot! Now we had done it.

“是的。这是当时收入最高的工作。男人说道。 之后，我们看到那个人熟练地用一块烧红的铁做了一个马蹄铁。我们很想自己试试。 那个人递给我们一些锤子，然后我和我的表弟敲打着滚烫的金属!趁热打铁! 现在我们做到了。