1·There were millions of locusts around us—a locust sandstorm.
我们周围有数百万只蝗虫—— 一场蝗虫风暴。
2·Wheat had come to nearly monopolize the region, but it was particularly vulnerable to the locusts.
小麦几乎垄断了这个地区，但它特别容易受到蝗虫的攻击。
3·Second, there is the New York of the commuter—the city that is swallowed up by locusts each day and spat out each night.
其次是通勤者的纽约——这座城市每天被蝗虫吞没，每晚又被吐出来。
4·Although pastures were often damaged by the locusts, these lands were almost always left in better shape than the crops were.
虽然牧场经常被蝗虫破坏，但这些土地几乎总是比庄稼情况更好。
5·Bees and locusts, they move in swarms also, and even humans.
蜜蜂和蝗虫，它们也是群体活动，甚至人类也是。