The Mill on the Floss
/ðə ˌmɪl ɒn ðə ˈflɒs/
/ðə ˌmɪl ɑːn ðə ˈflɑːs/
- a novel (1860) by George Eliot. It is mainly about the relationship between a brother and sister, Tom and Maggie Tulliver, who live in a mill (= a building where grain is ground into flour) on the river Floss. It describes their childhood and a dispute that causes them to separate. The book ends with them happily together again but they are both killed in a flood.
牙线磨坊：乔治·艾略特（George Eliot）的小说（1860年）。这主要是关于兄弟姐妹汤姆（Tom）和玛吉·塔利佛（Maggie Tulliver）之间的关系，他们住在弗洛斯河（Floss）河上的磨房（谷物被磨成面粉的建筑物）中。它描述了他们的童年和导致他们分开的纠纷。这本书再次以快乐的结尾结束了他们，但是他们俩都在洪水中丧生。