Pork, the only trained house negro on the place, had general supervision over the other servants, but even he had grown slack and careless after several years of exposure to Gerald's happy-go-lucky mode of living.

波克是唯一受过训练和胜任的黑人管家，他现在负责管理所有的奴仆，但是几年来，在杰拉尔德遇事乐呵呵的生活作风影响下，也变得怠惰和漫不经心了。