lowing

When the cattle low, the farmer knows they are hungry.

当牛哞叫时，农夫知道它们饿了。

The cow lowed softly as the farmer milked her.

农夫挤奶时，奶牛轻声哞叫。

The herd lowed in the meadow at sunset.

日落时，牛群在草地上哞叫。

The calf lowed mournfully when left alone.

小牛独自留下时悲伤地哞叫。

The lowing herd moved across the field.

哞哞叫的牛群穿过田野。

This line is from the beloved English Christmas carol 'Away in a Manger'; 'lowing' is an old-fashioned word for the gentle mooing of cattle.

这句出自广受欢迎的英文圣诞颂歌《马槽歌》；“lowing”是形容牛轻声哞叫的古老用词。

This is the opening line of Thomas Gray's 1751 poem 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard', one of the most famous works of English literature.

这是托马斯·格雷1751年诗作《墓园挽歌》的开篇，也是英国文学中最著名的作品之一。