When the statues reached the house, they bowed to the couple, set something upon the doorstep, and then, stiffly, they turned and thudded back down the hill.

• 当这些神像抵达家门时，他们对老农夫妇鞠了躬，放下一些物件在门阶，然后，洒开沉重而机械式的脚步，转头走下山坡。