He put up a hand between his eyes and the light, very bones of it seemed transparent. So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work.

• 他一直用手挡住眼前的光线,那手似乎连骨头都透明了。他就像这样坐着,停止了工作,直勾勾地瞪着眼。