1·But neither did the giants bother the rich country of orchards below; perhaps from fear of the Norn, a strange old woman said to live on the mountain top and spin fates.
不过巨人也从来没有打扰过山下富裕的果园，也许是因为害怕命运女神诺恩——一个奇怪的老女人。据说她住在山顶上，转动着命运之轮。
2·They could even count the fruit in Soviet orchards and analyze their crops.
他们甚至可以数出苏联果园里的果树并分析其产量。
3·In summer, its steep mountainsides shimmer with wildflowers, and glacial rivers irrigate small valley farm fields and orchards, which yield generous crops of peas, potatoes, apples and plums.
在夏天，盛开的野花点缀着陡峭的山坡，冰川融水灌溉着山谷间的小片农田及果园，此间盛产豌豆、土豆、苹果和李子。
4·Then everything changes, more like shacks than farmhouses and stands of timber instead of orchards.
再后来一切都变了。窝棚代替了农舍，树木代替了果园。
5·I've learned that the US is not as idyllic as the New England orchards of my childhood.
我已经明白美国没有我童年的那片新英格兰果园那般美好。