To pass the time of day, the merchant and the soldier fell into conversation with one another, while the third seemed content to listen to the sound of the rain pelting the roof.

• 为了消磨无聊的时光，商人和军人开始谈起话来，而第三名男士似乎置身事外，满足地聆听着雨点打落在屋顶上的声音。