etsarechirping(orarecrying).(蟋蟀在叫。)
theyareplayingamatchatcricket.(他们在做板球比赛。)
更喜欢在雨地里打。(samoanslovetostayoutinacoolingrain.)(samoansenjoydancingverymuch.theyalsolovetoplaytheirownversionofcricket,agametheylearnedfromtheenglishmissionaries.theyplaycricketwithteamsthatmayhavefrom10to300players,comparedto11playersinnormalcricketgame.)
男女多穿一种叫lava-lava的裙子,其实就是一块布,卷成裙子。(mostsamoanmenandsomewomenwearonlyalava-lava,apieceofclothwrappedaroundthewaistlikeaskirt.somewearablouseorshirtwiththeirlava-lava.mostofthewomenweardresses,oraskirtandblouse.)
在国会里开会也穿裙子。
他们的囚犯白天不坐牢,白天照常做自己的事,晚上才到牢里报到。并且监狱也没有铁栏杆(prisonersliveinjailwithoutbars.),房子比平常住的还像样,因为他们平常只住四面通风的fale(open-sidedfale),是用椰子树做材料搭起来的。(thepeopleliveinopen-sidedfale(house)