Indeed, on one or two occasions in the depth of winter, when frost peremptorily forbids all use of the trowel, making foundations to settle, stones to fly, and mortar to crumble, he had taken to felling and sawing trees.
的确,有那么一两次,在隆冬时节,当霜冻严禁使用镘刀时,地基会下沉,石头会飞,砂浆会碎裂,他开始砍伐和锯树。