Cotton picking was beneath Pork's dignity but hunting and fishing were not.

看来摘棉花有点降低波克的身份，而打猎和钓鱼就不同了。

In the latter part of August begins the cotton picking season.

8 月下旬开始棉花采摘季节。

At night it is weighed, so that his capability in cotton picking is known.

晚上称重，才能知道他的采棉能力。

Scarlett had not intended to do any cotton picking herself, even after Grandma Fontaine's tart remark. It was unthinkable that she, an O'Hara lady, now the mistress of Tara, should work in the fields.

思嘉不打算自己到田里去摘棉花，要让她这位奥哈拉家的小姐，如今塔拉农场的女主人，亲自下大田去劳动，这毕竟是不可想像的事。