Potatoes were a new thing, nothing mystic, nothing religious; women and children could plant them—earth-apples that came from foreign parts, like coffee; fine rich food, but much like swedes and mangolds.

马铃薯是一种新， 不神秘也不宗教； 妇女和儿可以种植它们——来自异域的， 如咖啡； 美味丰富的食， 但很像瑞典人和芒。