Silent, slow, and solemn; bowing over still further his chronically broken back, he toiled away, as if toil were life itself, and the heavy beating of his hammer the heavy beating of his heart.
安静,缓慢,庄严;他更深地俯下自己早已伛偻的脊背,不停地忙碌着,仿佛劳苦就是生活本身,锤子沉重的敲击就是他心脏沉重的跳动。