Chapter 14 Farmer of the eastern slope

这一章读起来比较轻松有趣，是这一周来读的最感兴趣的一章啦！了解了苏东坡在黄州的生活，知道了东坡居士名字的由来，还有东坡肉，河东狮吼竟然和苏东坡有关，哈哈！

Words and expressions

1....and i crave your pardon for the intrusion.

crave:verb,to have a very strong desire for sth; to ask for sth seriously

eg:She always craved excitement.

I must crave your pardon.

2...and the work of clearing the rubble and converting it into rice fields was a backbreaking task.

backbreaking:adj,(of physicial work) very hard and tiring

eg:Technology has advanced, the requirement for backbreaking toil has diminished.

But Tungpo was really hard up.

be hard up:when you say you are hard up for sth it means you don't have enough sth or have  too little or too few things

eg:We are hard up for ideas.

3.Now i really know your truly amiable character and entertain the hope that in my old age when we meet again ...

entertain:verb,to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea,a hope,a feeling,etc心存，怀有想法，希望，感情，(熟词生义)

eg:He entertained the notion of moving to South America.