1. The family sat down to table , and a frugal meal of cold viands was deposited before them. 一家老少，都围着桌子坐下．几样简单的冷食，摆在他们面前。
2. Hunger could no longer be a motive, for Greek slaves supplied them with exquisite viands at the slightest nod. 饥饿不可能再是一个动机，因为只需轻轻一点头，希腊奴隶就会奉上精美佳肴。
3. Yet, human fellowship infused some nourishment into the flinty viands, and struck some sparks of cheerfulness out of them. 然而人和人的友谊却给这硬邦邦的食物加上了营养，从人和人之间碰撞出了几星快乐的火花。
