The grass under their feet became trodden away, and the hard, beaten surface of the sod, when viewed aslant towards the moonlight, shone like a polished table.

他们脚下的草被踩得乱七八糟，在月光斜向的照射下，被踩的硬邦邦的地面就像是抛光的桌面。

Lydgate believed that he should not marry for several years: not marry until he had trodden out a good clear path for himself away from the broad road which was quite ready made.

利德盖特认为他几年内不应该结婚：直到他从已经准备好的宽阔道路上为自己踏出一条清晰的道路之前，再不结婚。