Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 38

It was a dull, close, overcast ¹ summer evening., ,The clouds, which had been threatening all day, spread out in a dense ² and sluggish ³ mass of vapour, already yielded large drops of rain, and seemed to presage ⁴ a violent thunder-storm, when Mr. and Mrs. Bumble, turning out of the main street of the town, directed their course towards a scattered ⁵ little colony of ruinous houses, distant from it some mile and a-half, or thereabouts, and erected ⁶ on a low unwholesome swamp, bordering upon the river. They were both wrapped in old and shabby outer garments, which might, perhaps, serve the double purpose of protecting their persons from the rain, and sheltering them from observation., ,The husband carried a lantern, from which, however, no light yet shone; and trudged ⁸ on, a few paces in front, as though--the way being dirty--to give his wife the benefit of treading in his heavy footprints., , ,It was a collection of mere ¹² hovels:, ,some, hastily built with loose bricks: others, of old worm-eaten ship-timber: jumbled ¹³ together without any attempt at order or arrangement, and planted, for the most part, within a few feet of the river's bank., ,The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。,The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里 。