Kirkwall was a town of ineffable delight. By comparison with the isolation of the Island it was all bustle and excitement.
The narrow paved streets on which pedestrians， horse drawn vehicles and cars all made their way together were lined with brightly lit shop windows. In the harbor great ships lay at anchor bearing the names of faraway places like Aberdeen and even Leith； and， most exciting of all， up at the far end of the main street， sheltered by the buildings， there grew a tree！ A tree was something so exotic in our experience that whenever we visited Kirkwall we could hardly wait to rush up the street to see if it was still there. It would not have surprised us if a panther had lurked among its branches waiting to pounce down on an unwary passer-by or if brightly plumaged parrots had hopped from twig to twig.
（From Against the Wind by Douglas Sutherland） Piccadilly before Dawn
ineffable 無法表達(dá)的，不可言喻的
bustle 忙碌，熙熙攘攘
at anchor 拋錨泊定船只
exotic 奇異的，異乎尋常的
panther 豹
lurk 潛伏，埋伏
pounce 猛撲，突然襲擊
unwary 不注意的，不警惕的
plumage 長有…羽毛
hop 齊足跳
The narrow paved streets on which pedestrians， horse drawn vehicles and cars all made their way together were lined with brightly lit shop windows. In the harbor great ships lay at anchor bearing the names of faraway places like Aberdeen and even Leith； and， most exciting of all， up at the far end of the main street， sheltered by the buildings， there grew a tree！ A tree was something so exotic in our experience that whenever we visited Kirkwall we could hardly wait to rush up the street to see if it was still there. It would not have surprised us if a panther had lurked among its branches waiting to pounce down on an unwary passer-by or if brightly plumaged parrots had hopped from twig to twig.
（From Against the Wind by Douglas Sutherland） Piccadilly before Dawn
ineffable 無法表達(dá)的，不可言喻的
bustle 忙碌，熙熙攘攘
at anchor 拋錨泊定船只
exotic 奇異的，異乎尋常的
panther 豹
lurk 潛伏，埋伏
pounce 猛撲，突然襲擊
unwary 不注意的，不警惕的
plumage 長有…羽毛
hop 齊足跳