Now to farmers on Taiwan the water buffalo is more than a beast of labor--it's a faithful companion and friend--and they refused to accept the idea of its being crossed with a "foreign cow."
但在農民心中，水牛是同甘共苦的夥伴，豈可與門不當戶不對的「番牛」亂配。更令農民無法接受的是，如此產下的小牛簡直「四不像」。