Very soon she would have to set her jaw, pull every nerve taut, and set out to seize the special essence of this Huangshui, collecting the entirety of colour, mood, atmosphere, tableau, and flowers and young men on to her Kodak colour slides.

• 她很快就要咬紧牙关，耸起每一根神经去捕捉这湟水的独特气息，在千钧一发之瞬把一切色彩、心绪、气息、画面、花儿与少年都收在她那张柯达公司的彩色幻灯片上。