It was a most ramshackle rickshaw. The paint was peeling off, so that the grain of the wooden shafts showed through. The broken lamp rattled in the wind, and the spokes of the hood had been tied on with twine.

• 一辆极破的车，车板上的漆已经裂了口，车把上已经磨得露出木纹，一只唏哩哗啷响的破灯，车棚子的支棍儿用麻绳儿捆着。