小学生学英语8：
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?!"
“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 I hit the hot metal!
Strike the iron while it's hot! Now we had done it.
我们的乡村之旅(二)
当我们向下一所房子走去时，我们来到了一家铁匠铺。
我们都知道铁匠是用铁制造东西的人。但我们不知道的是，他们的工作在很久以前有多重要。
那人告诉我们的，“那时候，铁匠为村民制作工具。他们还帮助制造和修理磨机。”
他接着说:“铁匠的服务对人们的日常生活至关重要。他们让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?!”
“是的，这是当时收入最高的工作。”
在那之后，我们看到那个人熟练地用一块烧红的铁做了一个马蹄铁。我们很想亲自试一试。
那人递给我们一些锤子，然后我和我的表弟敲打热金属!
趁热打铁!现在我们做到了。
