1. So he goes up to rat-ridden garrets, to black holes, as high as he can mount, and there he sets to singing, declaiming, how do I know what? 因为他一到家里,便到那些住耗子的阁楼上,那些黑洞里,越高越好,他在那里又唱又朗诵,谁知道他搞些什么!
2. The early white-collar workers stood or perched on stools at high wooden desks in damp basements and garrets, where they were quite likely to contract tuberculosis as well as eye strain. 早期的白领在潮湿的地下室和阁楼里,站着或坐在凳子上,在高高的木桌旁工作,他们在工作中很可能会患上肺结核,或者眼疲劳。