Everywhere I went heard many such stories from the farmers themselves - stories told in a dreary monotone, with downcast eyes and tightened lips, and with accents of deep hopeless despair.

• 我每到一个地方都听农民们亲自讲述许许多多这类事件。在讲述时，他们的声音很悲切，眼皮下垂、嘴唇紧咬，表现了极大的痛楚。