1.But it is a Sisyphean task: Manteca's ordinance, restricting residents to two sales a year, is widely ignored.
但这是一个西西弗式（注1）的任务。Manteca市规定居民一年只能卖两次，但是没人理会这个规定。
2.And so the garages and yards of Manteca, some tinder-dry from neglect, offer a crash course in kitchen-table economics each weekend.
所以Manteca的车库和后院成为被忽视的星星之火，每个周末都为这些“餐桌经济”的交易提供场所。