Powerless to shake off the burden weighing on its sullied wings, that bird, hitherto an inmate of the heavens, is now forced to seek a dwelling-place upon the dust.

• 这一直身为天国居民的飞鸟，现在连抖一抖它那沾满污秽的翅膀、摆脱负赘的力气也没有了，只好在尘土上寻找栖身之所。