But there was also falling glass. You know, different pieces of the Pyrex tubing would fall down.

但也有玻璃掉落。你知道，不同的耐热玻璃管会掉下来。

From all sides came the sharp tinkle of falling glass.

从四面八方传来玻璃掉落的尖锐叮当声。

There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.

弗尔蒙特小学校长艾丽斯•布朗当时正在授课，突然地面开始晃动。她的学生们反应迅速正确一一他 们头朝里，钻到桌子下面，并紧紧抓住桌腿。与此同时，布朗女士立刻打开教室门，以防门在震动中损坏 打不开。尽管玻璃破碎、东西倒地发出阵阵巨响，但是学生们仍然一动不动，沉着安静地等待着。