The three long rows of sheds resembled a cramped and dirty zoo filled with wire cages: long and tall for the herons, flat and low for the civet cats.

• 三排长长的小屋构成了一个动物园，里面狭促且肮脏，用铁丝笼子隔开着，长而高的笼子里装着苍鹭，低矮的笼子里装着狸猫。