When I again looked at the expanse of ground stretching before me I saw my young companions swarming like ants around the trunks of the palm trees, gathering up dates and eating most of them.

• 当我再向我面前扩展的土地望去时，我看到我的年轻同伴们一窝蜂似地拥在树干下，捡拾椰枣吃。