I could hear the sound of the water tap dripping in the pantry, the loud ticking of the clock on the mantel shelf, and the soft hiss and crackle of the logs on the open hearth.

• 屋子里静得出奇，我都能听到水龙头细细滴水的声音，闹钟滴答的响声，还有柴火烧起来的丝丝声和噼啪声。