“薄地”的英语可以翻译为：poor land，thin soil ...

“千万不要提及你不朽的灵魂, ”她刻薄地说.Never mind your immortal soul, she said tartly.劳其力者,虽居茅庐陋室, 耕方寸薄地, 亦知修身饰居.The very laborer , with his thatched cottage and narrow slip of ground, attends to their embellishment....