The grey miasma hard lifted and it was less stifling, but the sun was beating down more fiercely than ever. No one dared look up because all around was so dazing, with the air, roofs, walls and ground a glaring white tinged with crimson.

• 天上那层灰气已散，不甚憋闷了，可是阳光也更厉害了许多：没人敢抬头看太阳在哪里，只觉得到处都闪眼，空中，屋顶上，墙壁上，地上，都白亮亮的，白里透着点红；