The hooves of the little horse drummed over the wooden piles, then sank softly into the sandy road.

小马的蹄子踏在木桩上， 轻轻地踏进了沙路上。

To create a stronger foundation, long wooden  piles were driven into the ground until they reached hard clay five to six metres down.

为了建造更坚固的地基，长长的木桩被打入地下，直到它们到达五六米深的坚硬粘土。

The only serene corner had been established by peaceful West Indian Negroes, who built a marginal street with wooden houseson piles where they would sit in the doors at dusk singing melancholy hymns in their disordered gabble.

唯一宁静的角落是由和平的西印度黑人建立的，他们用木桩建造了一条边缘街道， 黄昏时分，他们会坐在门口， 用杂乱无章的喋喋不休唱着忧郁的赞美诗。