Ever since the 1960s, though, we've been almost completely replaced by mechanical tillers, and there are just 20,000 or so of us left.
然而在民國五十年後，耕耘機幾乎完全取代水牛，佔有水田天下。沒被金髮碧眼的洋牛取代，卻敗在銅筋鐵骨的「鐵牛」手中，也無話可說了。目前我的族牛隻有二萬多頭了。