他侧耳细听 meaning in English
the old man raised his head facing the rising sun
Examples
- He listened , but could hear nothing
他侧耳细听，什么也没听到。 - He listened to that most ethereal of all sounds , the song of crickets , coming in full choir upon the wind , and fancied that , if moonlight could be heard , it would sound just like that
微风送来虫鸣阵阵，此曲只应天上有，他侧耳细听，并幻想着，如果月光也能够歌唱，它的歌声一定就是那样的。