Not a syllable was breathed. Nothing was heard but the low, steady overruling hum of the iron animals. The human voice was banished from the spot.

• 一句话也没有人说。什么声音也听不到，只除了那只铁兽的不快不慢的，低沉的，笼罩一切的嗡嗡声。这里可说是人声已被禁绝的地方。