" Stop it! Stop it! " cried the manager, poking the walking stick through the bars and knocking the books apart.

“住手! 住手! ”经理嚷道，把那根手杖从铁条之间伸了进去，把这几本书打开。

They went about poking sticks into the sand, and when they found a soft place they went down on their knees and dug with their hands.

他们四处用棍子往沙子里戳，找到一块松软的地方，就跪下来用手挖。