1. I found a deed dated 5 September 1768 between two brothers, John and William Waller, transferring goods between them; on the second page were the words:"and also one Negro man slave named Toby."
    我发现了一张于1768年9月5日签署的契据。该契据是在名叫约翰·沃勒和威廉·沃勒的两兄弟间在进行财产转移时签署的。在第2页写着：“还有一个名叫托比的黑人奴隶。”

2. From June to September the Nile rises and submerges the whole valley; then in the beginning of October it begins to fall, leaving the land saturated with water and covered with a layer of rich, black soil.
    从六月到九月，河水暴涨，淹没了整个流域；到十月初，河水开始减退，剩下饱含大量水分的土地，还覆盖着一层肥沃的黑土。