His father, still in the hat and coat, appeared at once formal and burlesque as though dressed carefully for some shabby and ceremonial violence.

• 他父亲仍旧戴着帽子，穿着短上衣，忽然显得一本正经而又滑稽可笑，好象精心打扮好了要去参加某种卑贱而又需按仪式行礼的暴力行为似的。