在“什么都不买”的自由世界里拒绝“买买买”(22)

在一个涵盖了波伦山、格瓦努斯和红钩区的布鲁克林大区群里，一个玻璃情趣玩具（根据赠送者的说法，未使用）最近特别抢手。
swath
swath /swɑθ/ 更常写作 swathe /swe/ 表示“（土地的）一长条；一长片”，英文解释为“A swathe of land is a long strip of land.”举个：
Year by year great swathes of this small nation"s countryside disappear.
这个小国家的乡村面积正逐年成片地大量消失。
“The other day, somebody posted dryer lint,” said Susan Lightman, a member of that group. Dryer lint, she soon learned, has many uses, including as hamster bedding. “It’s just the randomness of it that is amazing.”
“前几天，有人发帖提供烘干机里的废棉屑，”该群成员苏珊·莱特曼（Susan Lightman）说。她很快了解到，烘干机废棉屑有很多用途，包括给仓鼠做被褥。“它的随机性令人感到神奇。”
Ms. Lightman, who works in advertising, has given her fair share of random gifts, too, including a fish taco that she ordered but did not eat, and dirty water from her 30-gallon fish tank. Her husband doubted that anyone would want dirty fish water. But he was quickly proved wrong, as the nutrient-rich brew makes for excellent fertilizer.
从事广告工作的莱特曼也给出了相当多的随机礼物，包括她下单了但没有吃的鱼肉玉米饼，以及她30加仑鱼缸里的脏水。她的丈夫不太相信有人会想要脏的养鱼水。但他的想法很快被证明是错误的，因为这种有丰富养分的陈水是极好的肥料。