a little beggar-girl, begged for a small piece of barley-corn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days.
她请求施舍一颗大麦粒给她，她已经两天没有吃过一丁点儿东西。There was a small hole in the pouch so that the little grains came out as the princess moved.
小布袋上有个小洞，这样公主到过的地方就会留下小小的麦粒。There was no significant difference of amount of offspring and sex ratio between rice weevil and maize weevil in rice.
寄生小麦粒中的米象与玉米象的蜂量之间差异不显著，雌雄性比之间也差异不显著。The fox saw that the threshing-floor was full of husked grain and decided to deceive the ant and take all the grain.
狐狸看到打谷场上堆满了金灿灿的麦粒，便打定主意去欺骗蚂蚁，想把所有的粮食都弄到自己的手里。"Thank you, " said the woman, and she gave the fairy twelve shillings, which was the price of the barleycorn .
“谢谢您，”女人说，她给了巫婆三个银币。于是她就回到家来，种下那颗大麦粒。but when they are reaching maturity, full of bulging of the grain of wheat, they would humbly bowed his head, not exposed edge.
但当它们臻于成熟，饱含鼓胀的麦粒时，它们便谦逊地低垂着头，不露锋芒。Neither give thou Aesop's cock a gem, who would be better pleased, and happier, if he had had a barley corn.
也不要给《伊索寓言》中的雄鸡一颗宝石，这雄鸡要是得到一颗麦粒，他要快乐欢喜得多了。Eye makeup can be one of the main culprits of styes, which can take months to get rid of.
眼妆可能是导致眼病的罪魁祸首，麦粒肿（眼病）一般要几个月时间才能痊愈。But the juicy steak, the nourishing wheat grain, the loyal dog and the affectionate cat never existed in a state of nature.
可是，自然界从来不曾存在鲜美多汁的牛排、营养丰富的麦粒、忠实的宠物狗、以及柔情万种的宠物猫。