1·Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood.
外，父亲和帕特里克先生隔壁忙着切菜木柴。
2·Ree ekes out what existence she can for her impoverished family, chopping firewood to keep out the chill and hunting squirrels to ward off the hunger.
芮竭尽所能，砍柴驱寒取暖，打松鼠充饥，维持着这穷困潦倒的一家。 然而，雪上加霜的事情还是发生了。
3·According to the Daily Mail on February 28, one retired couple of the UK found a weird image ingrained in the trunk of a poplar tree when they were chopping firewood.
据英国《每日邮报》2月28日报道，英国一对退休老夫妻在伐木时，发现一棵杨树的年轮酷似一个奇怪的图形。
4·Young Geoffrey made money by chopping and selling firewood.
年轻的杰弗里靠砍柴卖柴挣钱。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·He was chopping logs for firewood.
他在把原木劈成柴火。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·Whereas Zhang's family used to spend hours seeking, chopping and carrying firewood, the switch to alternative energy has enabled them to save the equivalent of 100 working days, he estimated.
但是张晨贵一家过去找柴，劈柴，搬运木柴的生活已经被打破了，他估计，用上再生能源所带来的生活转变让他一下子拥有了100个工作日的空闲时间。
7·If one wanted to conserve physical energy to cut the maximum amount of firewood, one would lie flat on a bed and rest when one wasn't chopping. But the mind cannot rest.
如果一个人要想保存体力，准备去劈最大数量的木柴，当他未劈柴时，就要仰身躺在床上休息，可是思维活动是不会停止的。