There were broken wall, charred beams of a ghastly black and scorched rags here and there among debris all telling of the destruction wrought by the recent typhoon and the ensuing fire.

• 那弄堂里有些墙垣都已倾塌，烧焦的栋梁呈现一片可怕的黑色，断瓦残垣中间时或露出枯黄的破布碎片，所有这些说明了这条弄堂不仅受到台风破坏，而且显然发生过火灾。