He finally produced a horrific contrivance, made up of whirling sickles, knives, and revolving rods, pushed from behind by two horses; when he tried this upon a grain-field, however, it made a humiliating failure.

他终于做出了一个可怕的发明， 由旋转的镰刀、刀子和旋转的棍子组成， 由两匹马从后面推动； 然而，当他在一片麦田上尝试这样做时， 却以耻辱的失败告终。