Swiss Mountain Scenery　瑞士山景

In Switzerland,one of the chief employments of the people is that of herdsmen and shepherds,and nearly the half of the surface of the country is occupied as mountain pastures and meadows.Here you see the woman tending the sheep and goats,and spinning industriously,while her husband is busy with some other part of the duties of tending the sheep.It is often painful to see how much the poor sheep and oxen suffer while being driven through the streets.It is pitiful to see them looking in vain for some place of rest and shelter.Little boys in towns sometimes like to HELP—as they call it—to drive cattle,but they generally increase the terror and confusion of the poor beasts,and little think of the pain they are causing.Sheep and goats are very useful to us;besides serving us for food,they supply our cloth and flannel clothes,blankets,and other warm coverings.

在瑞士，人们从事的主要职业之一就是牧羊。全国几乎一半的土地都用作了山地牧场和草场。在这里，你能看到妇女们辛勤地照看绵羊和山羊，并且纺线织布，而丈夫们也为了羊而劳碌奔波，不辞辛苦。可怜的绵羊和牛群被驱赶着穿街过巷，那么痛苦不堪，看着真让人难过！它们茫然四顾，多么想找个地方歇歇脚，可是，却不能够，看着真让人心碎！有时候，镇上的小男孩自告奋勇来赶牲口——他们说想“帮忙”，可是，往往只会帮倒忙，让可怜的牲畜更加惊慌、不知所措，他们哪里想得到自己给这些牲畜带来的痛苦。绵羊和山羊，都是我们的宝贝，它们不仅供我们吃，还供我们穿、供我们盖，那些布匹、法兰绒衣服、毯子和其他保暖衣物都是它们的功劳。