On his way back he entered the huts of some peasants, and inquired about their mode of living.

回来的路上， 他进了一些农民的茅屋， 询问他们的生活方式。

One theme that runs like a thread through this ancient scripture is the tendency of human beings to stand in their own way and thereby sabotaging a spontaneous, effortless mode of living.

贯穿这本古老经文的一个主题是人类倾向于以自己的方式存在，从而破坏自发、轻松的生活模式。

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。