He descended from the town level by a steep road in a north-westerly direction, and continued to move downwards till the soil changed from its white dryness to a tough brown clay.

他沿着西北方向的一条陡峭道路从镇上下来， 继续向下移动， 直到土壤从白色干燥变成坚硬的棕色粘土。

In another place blackened, worn-out window-sills, with delicate sculptures now scarcely discernible, seem too weak to bear the brown clay pots from which springs the heart's-ease or the rose-bush of some poor working-woman.

在另一个地方，熏黑、破旧的窗台上精致的雕塑现在几乎看不出来了，它们似乎太脆弱了，无法承受一些可怜的女工的棕色陶罐或玫瑰花丛，这些陶罐从中涌出心灵的安宁。