Because everyone needed horseshoes and pots and pans and metal tools and things like nails,which the blacksmith made,the blacksmith shop also became a community gathering place where neighbor met neighbor.

• 因为人人都需要马蹄铁、炊事用具、金属工具、以及钉子之类的东西，而这些都得由铁匠来做；铁匠的铺子也就成了街坊邻里聚集会面的地方。