It must also be said that Hsin-mei excelled in making speeches in English;his resonant and fluent American speech, resembling the roll of thunder in the sky, when oiled and waxed, would slip halfway through the sky.

• 他最擅长用外国话演说，响亮流利的美国话像天心里转滚的雷，擦了油，打上蜡，一滑就是半个上空。