1.the Great Depression 经济大萧条时期

例句：I nodded and swung the gate open to let him in the yard. He looked like all the tramps who came to our house from the hobo camp by the river during the Great Depression.
我点点头，把门打开让他进了院子。经济大萧条时期，有许多流浪汉从河那边的游民营来过我家，他看起来跟他们一样。

2. wolf down 狼吞虎咽

例句：I swung on the gate, watching the tramp wolf down the sandwich and drain the cup.
我在门上一边摇晃着，一边看着这个流浪汉狼吞虎咽地吃下那个三明治，喝干牛奶。

3.too ... to ... 太···而不去做···

例句：I marched inside. “Verna's mother says those men are too lazy to work. Why do we feed them？”
我大步走进屋子，“维娜的妈妈说，这些人太懒了，不工作。我们为什么要他们给吃的呢？”

4.chunks of 大块···

例句：In minutes my mother opened the screen and handed him a sandwich made from thick slices of homemade bread and generous chunks of boiled meat.
他坐在狭长的木板平台上，那是两间屋的走廊。不一会儿，妈妈打开帘子，递给他一个三明治，用家里自制的厚面包片夹着几大块熟肉。