We hear the sound of woodchopping at the farmers' doors,far over the frozen earth,the baying of the house-dog,and the distant clarion of the cock——though the thin and frosty air conveys only the finer particles of sound to our ears,with short and sweet vibrations,as the waves subside coonest on the purest and lightest liquids,in which gross substances sink to the bottom. 我们能听见农夫劈砍柴火的声音，大地冰封，不时有鸡鸣狗叫声传出；稀薄而干寒的空气，只能把那些尖锐的声音传入我们的耳朵，那些声音听起来短促悦耳；凡是清醇轻盈的液体，稍有波动也很快停止，因为里面的晶体硬块，很快沉到底下去了。