topman

In the meantime, the unfortunate topman was losing his strength;his anguish could not be discerned on his face, but his exhaustion was visible in every limb;

那时，那不幸气力渐渐不济，人们看不见他脸上痛苦，却都看得出他四肢乏。

these seconds, during which the breeze swayed the topman at the extremity of a thread, seemed centuries to those who were looking on.

他望着那挂在绳子末端在风中飘荡，那几秒钟，对立在望人来说，竟好象是几个世纪似。