Debris had broken windows, so every once in a while some floating battering ram--a log or perhaps a table--would bang into the walls and make a sound like a distant drum.

• 随水冲进来的碎石片击碎了窗户玻璃，偶尔，飘浮在水上的撞击物--一根圆木，也有可能是一张桌子----会猛烈地撞到墙上，发出的声音像是远方传来的鼓声。