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Mrs Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it.She couldn't get up early in the morning, so Mr Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no television. Mr Smith always went to bed at nine.

It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it in the room.The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.

"Excuse me, madam, "said the man."Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please? "

Mrs Smith looked at him up and down. "He seems a farmer, " the woman said to herself."Let me laugh at him. "

Then she turned to him said. "Lie down in the middle of the street and you'll soon be sent to a hospital."

"Please set an example (示范) to me, then, "said the man.

She had to tell the way to him and then she said, "I think you've been in a city for the first time. It's much more beautiful than the field. Is that right? "

"Yes, madam, " said the farmer with a smile."But I think it is built on the field! "
您好！请结合短文，翻译最后一句话的含义？谢谢！

Answer 1

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斯密斯夫人在丈夫上班后经常觉得孤独。房间很小，她总是只花费半个小时去整理。造成她不能早早起床，因此斯密斯先生不得不自己准备早餐。她通常吃些面包和牛奶作为午饭，只是在晚上才为自己和丈夫做饭。他们没有电视。斯密斯先生总是在九点就寝。
那是一个冬天的上午，阳光灿烂，外面比室内暖和。她坐在一家商店的台阶上，看着车来车往的街道。此时有手里拿着地图的一个男子向她走过来。
“夫人，打扰了”那人说：“能告诉我最近的意愿怎么走吗？”斯密斯夫人上下打量了他。
“看样子他是个农民”，她心里想道：“让我来取笑他一番。”
然后她转向那个人说：“躺在在这条街的中间，你很快就会被带到一家医院。”
“那么，请你给我做一下示范，”那个人说。
她只好告诉了他怎么走，接下来又说：“我想你是第一次进城的吧。城里比起土地来要漂亮得多。”
“是的，夫人。”农民笑了笑说：“不过城市也是建在土地上的。”

故事分析

故事里，斯密斯夫人无所事事，经常在街上看过往车辆。有一天，她在街上看到一个农民打扮的人。当这个人向她问路时，他想到一个恶作剧。让人家躺在街道中央就能去到医院，意思是这条街道会自动运行，把他送到医院。农民很睿智，他以其人之道还治其人之身，反过来让斯密斯夫人做个示范给他看。斯密斯夫人偷鸡不成反蚀把米，她还是瞧不起这个农民，他说“我想你是第一次进城的吧，城里比起农村田地（field）来要漂亮得多。”但是这个农民用利用 field 的双关意思，反戈一击，告诉斯密斯夫人“城市也是建在田地上的”。

Answer 2

但是我认为它是建立在一片田野之上的。
（表达了农民男子对这个女人的不屑吧~）

Answer 3

女人问农民：城里比乡下漂亮吧。
农民说：是的，城市以前都是农村。
意思是：人不要瞧不起别人，往上三代还不知道谁比谁强。

Answer 4

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