Little groups of sailors came swinging along and pushed their way noisily inside the gaudy joints.Sex everywhere: it was slopping over, a neap tide that swept the props from under the city.

• 三三两两的水手摇摇晃晃地走过来，吵吵闹闹地闯进这些俗丽的地方，到处是性行为，它淹没了一切，像一小股潮水席卷了支撑这个城市的支柱。