We holed up at an old guesthouse, its glory days long past, fantastical plasterwork cracking, furniture broken. Geckos clucked away from the walls of our room as rats fought in the ceiling above.

• 那天，我们寄宿在一家老旅社。在岁月的侵蚀下，它的光辉已不复存在，昔日平滑的水泥墙面而今已布满裂痕，室内的家具也都破旧不堪。更糟糕的是，你甚至能看到壁虎在墙上自由漫步，屋顶上还不时传来老鼠打架的声音。