1. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone,
    而是我父亲一次又一次这样地描述在走过离家乡最近的那个城镇之后，在每一个路标处我们应当看到的东西，

2. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town,
    而是父亲曾详细给我讲了，在过了离故乡最近的那个小镇后，在每一个路标处可见到些什么。