In the summer, even at noonday it is quiet, for every man has hidden from the glare of the sun in his mud-brick house.

• 为了开动这部老爷车，配备了整整四个人：司机、机械师以及两个助手。那两个助手像马车夫那样，袖手坐在驾驶室两旁延伸出来的车板上。