Pa had whittled the hooks out of a green stick with his knife, and had driven their straight ends deep into holes in the log.

爸爸用他的小刀从一根绿棍子上削出钩子，把钩子的直端深深地插进圆木上的洞里。

His thin hand was weak enough but presently as they watched him—Mary with quite breathless interest—he drove the end of the trowel into the soil and turned some over.

他瘦削的手已经足够虚弱了，但很快，当他们注视着他时——玛丽兴致勃勃地注视着他——他把抹子的一端插进土里，翻了一些。