Umbrellas in hands, talking to one another and laughing, they passed a long down slope fenced with horizontal stone plates since early years, and soon disappeared into the high streets and back lanes.

• 他们撑着雨伞，一路说说笑笑，通过一段早年间用横石片插起的长长的下坡路，不多时便纷纷消失在城市的大街小巷中。