他 tā 喝 hē 了 le 几 jī 口 kǒu 茶 chá ,就 jiù 匆忙 cōngmáng 出去 chū qù 了 le . 燕子 yàn zi

He had a few swallows of tea and then hurried out.

海燕从 Cóng 遥远 yáoyuǎn 的 de 地方 dìfāng 振翼飞来.

The petrel came winnowing in from afar on the sea.

这 zhè 位 wèi 公爵 gōng jué 十五 shí wǔ 岁 suì 时 shí 就 jiù 开始 kāishǐ 穿 chuān 燕尾服 yàn wěi fú 了 le .

The duke first went into tails at only fifteen.

王妈捧 pěng 着 zhāo 燕窝 yàn wō 粥 yù 进来 jìn lái , 吴 wú 荪 sūn 甫 fǔ 也 Yě 没 méi 觉得 juéde .

The maid , Wang Mah , came in with a bowl of bird's - nest gruel for him.