A sight of squirrels works the ground under them

Chinese translation: (秋天)一个情景的松鼠(们)在(树)下面(忙着)把地上处理好(在地上进行它们(秋天的)活动)

07:08 Mar 12, 2004
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English term or phrase: A sight of squirrels works the ground under them
A sight of squirrels works the ground under them in the fall.
panyuan
Chinese translation:(秋天)一个情景的松鼠(们)在(树)下面(忙着)把地上处理好(在地上进行它们(秋天的)活动)
Explanation:
a sight = a sight to be seen,a scene 情景;景象(朗文进阶词典)
squirrel = 松鼠
under them = 树林子下的/林分下的
works the ground => compare 'work the crowd' 'work a field' 'work a mine'

work = to carry on activity in, along, etc;cover eg a salesman working his territory (Collins Concise English Dictionary)
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5只见松鼠们忙于挖松脚下的泥土。
Last Hermit
3 +1(秋天)一个情景的松鼠(们)在(树)下面(忙着)把地上处理好(在地上进行它们(秋天的)活动)
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a sight of squirrels works the ground under them
(秋天)一个情景的松鼠(们)在(树)下面(忙着)把地上处理好(在地上进行它们(秋天的)活动)


Explanation:
a sight = a sight to be seen,a scene 情景;景象(朗文进阶词典)
squirrel = 松鼠
under them = 树林子下的/林分下的
works the ground => compare 'work the crowd' 'work a field' 'work a mine'

work = to carry on activity in, along, etc;cover eg a salesman working his territory (Collins Concise English Dictionary)

chica nueva
Local time: 18:57
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agree  Danbing HE
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a sight of squirrels works the ground under them
只见松鼠们忙于挖松脚下的泥土。


Explanation:
work: 耕作

Last Hermit
Local time: 14:57
Works in field
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  chica nueva: work is not 耕作 here,另外松鼠们挖泥土干什么? 松脚下?(哪儿有松树?)
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agree  Xiaoping Fu: 松鼠挖泥土,是做不自觉的老农。它们采来坚果,吃不完剩下的就挖洞埋藏起来。但它们记性不好,常常忘了宝贝埋在哪。结果,坚果成了种子,生根发芽,长成大树。。它们帮了树的忙,
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