Alter a lapse of four minutes the glimmer of his candle was discernible through the semitransparent semicircular glass fanlight over the halldoor 过了四分钟，隔着厅门上端那半透明的扇形气窗，他那忽隐忽现的烛光映入眼帘。
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He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came , and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality . he found that he was in a grotto , went towards the opening , and through a kind of fanlight saw a blue sea and an azure sky . the air and water were shining in the beams of the morning sun ; on the shore the sailors were sitting , chatting and laughing ; and at ten yards from them the boat was at anchor , undulating gracefully on the water 他向光线透进来的那个地方走前几步，在梦的兴奋激动过后，跟着就来了现实的宁静，发觉自己是在一个岩洞里，他向洞口走去，透过一座拱形的门廊，他看到一片蔚蓝色的海和一片淡青色的天空，空气和海水在清晨的阳光里闪闪发光，水手们坐在海滩上，在那儿叽哩咕噜地谈笑着，离他们十码远的地方，静静的停着那艘小船。
