The moon was rising higher and higher, the laugh of children had died away from the lane beyond the wall, and my wife was patting Runer and humming a lullaby to him in the house.

• 月亮渐渐地升高了，墙外马路上孩子们的欢笑，已经听不见了；妻在屋里拍着闰儿，迷迷糊糊地哼着眠歌。