Each river had its village and its iron bridge that the train crossed with a blast of its whistle, and the girls bathing in the icy water leaped like shad as it passed, unsettling travelers with their fleeting breasts.

• 一所医院孤独地矗立在一片罂粟林里，每条河都有它的村子和铁桥，火车鸣着汽笛从桥下穿过，火车经过时，在冰冷的河水里洗澡的姑娘们就像鲱鱼一样跃起，她们一闪而过的胸脯令乘客们一阵骚动。