The founding fathers and mothers, modestly dressed in millstone ruffs, had given way to their children.

谨慎的穿着磨盘似的环领的先辈，已经为子孙们让了道路。

The most ancient millstone was unearthed just nearby.

附近曾经出土过最古老的石磨盘。

That expression is a millstone around someone's neck.

这个表达是指某人身上的沉负担。

And vice versa – tool sharpening workshops used grindstones and not millstones.

反之亦然——工具磨刀车间使用的是磨石，而不是磨盘。

I'd like to call asher millstone to the stand.

请允许我传唤亚设·米尔斯顿出庭作证。

They have also unearthed fragments of various artifacts, including a millstone, bottles, and painted pottery.

他们还出土了各文物碎片，包括磨盘、瓶子和彩陶。

So, we also use the word millstone to describe a serious responsibility, problem, or concern.

所以，我们也用“millstone”这个词来形的责任、问题或担忧。

A millstone is a very large, heavy stone used for grinding things such as grain or corn.

磨石是一非常、很的石头，被用来碾磨谷物或玉米等东西。

He also notes that the terms " millstone" and " grindstone" were used interchangeably hundreds of years ago.

他还指出，“磨盘”和“磨石”这两个术语在几百年前是可以互换使用的。

It's satisfying because you see the results straight away. It's not just about putting it through the millstones.

结果立竿见影，很让人满意。这不只是因为要用磨石做。

For example, student debt is a millstone for many young people.

例如，学生贷款对许多年轻人来说是一个问题。

We could also say the debt is a millstone around their necks or a monkey on their backs.

我们也可以说学生贷款是他们的沉负担。

Adrenna and I fell constantly between the upper and the nether millstone.

阿德瑞娜和我不断地落在上层和下层磨石之间。

Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.

少年人扛磨石，孩童背木柴，都绊跌了。

Today, millstones of the same shape are still being used.

至今同一形制的磨盘还在使用。

Millstones grind up cereals into powders.

石磨将谷物研成粉末。

" We had an old house, a cow to pull the millstone and big bowls to stew the sugar, " she said.

“我们有一栋老房子，一头牛拉磨盘，碗炖糖，”她说。

It's millstones grind paint pigments the way they did hundreds of years ago in the days of Johannes Vermeer gears.

磨石研磨油漆颜料的方式与数百年前约翰内斯·维米尔齿轮时代的方式相同。

A crunching of sand as between millstones raised the picture of Humphrey's, Fairway's, or Sam's heavy feet crossing the stone floor of the kitchen.

像是沙子在磨盘里碾着的嘎吱嘎吱声展示了汉弗莱、费尔韦和萨姆沉的脚步穿过厨房石板地的图景。

By the middle of 1982, the character that had propelled Williams to superstar status was beginning to feel like a millstone around his neck.

1982年年中，让威廉姆斯成为超级明星的这一角色开始成为他的沉负担。