There were regions open to the sweeping winds and rain,which were yet lighted throughout the night with long,blinking lines of gas-lamps,fluttering in the wind.

• 有些开阔地区还没有房子遮风挡雨。然而一到夜里，一长排一长排煤气街灯就亮了起来，灯光在风里摇曳。