Before I started studying, I thought history, art or 'owt like that were only for the family, not for us.

我开始读书前，总觉得历史、艺术什么的是主人家的情操，与我们无关。

Better quality of conversation. -They don't say owt.

这种交谈质更高 -因为动物不会说话。

There's a Yorkshire saying:   " If tha ever does owt for nowt, do it fer thi sen" - I hope no one from Yorkshire sees this  - meaning if you ever do anything for nothing, do it for yourself.

有个克郡的俗语：“如果白干任何事，就为自己干” ——希望有克郡的人看到这句话——意思是如果你做了什么无偿的事情，那就为自己做。