The carvings on the cabin have lost lustre (faded) long before , the slates on the road have been outworn to their slipperiness by to-and-fros of generations.
Every historian — sometimes unconsciously, but always inevitably — must have put to himself the question: How long could such-or-such an outworn system last?
But even as they drew near the fences at last she closed her staring eyes, and would sleep; and they laid her down, and rested also, unheedfully, for they were utterly outworn.
上的雕花早已泛旧，青
板也被几代人的脚磨
。
极度
疲力尽。
自觉
， 但总是
走近栅栏，她终于闭上了瞪着的眼睛，睡着了。
