thresh grain on the threshing ground
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to thresh grain on a threshing ground
dialectA traditional agricultural process where harvested crops like wheat, sorghum, and beans are spread out on a flat, hard surface (the threshing ground) and beaten or run over by animals or machinery to separate the grain from the stalks and husks. The term evokes a strong sense of rural, pre-mechanized farming.
Qiū秋
tiān天
shōu收
huò获
hòu后
，
cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
máng忙
zhe着
dǎ打
cháng场
le了
。
After the autumn harvest, people in the village start to get busy threshing grain.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
，
wǒ我
cháng常
zài在
shài晒
gǔ谷
chǎng场
shàng上
kàn看
yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
shí石
gǔn磙
dǎ打
cháng场
。
When I was young, I often watched my grandfather thresh grain with a stone roller on the threshing ground.
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Xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
lián联
hé合
shōu收
gē割
jī机
yǐ已
jīng经
qǔ取
dài代
le了
dà大
bù部
fen分
rén人
gōng工
dǎ打
cháng场
de的
láo劳
dòng动
。
Modern combine harvesters have replaced most of the manual labor of threshing.