A few minutes of eager expectation, and colors were seen fluttering gaily in the air, arms glistened brightly in the sun, column after column poured on to the plain.

• 望眼欲穿地等了一会儿之后，看见旗帜鲜艳地在空中飞扬，武器在阳光下亮晶晶地闪耀：一队接一队的士兵涌到平原上。