With every passing hour and every shuffling step, he got just a little bit closer to the race leaders.

随着每一小时的流逝和迈出的每一次拖拖拉拉的步履，他一点一点地接近领先的选手们。

' There was a barely perceptible release of breath, a few shuffled steps.

’有一种几乎察觉不到的呼吸释放，几步乱七八糟的脚步声。

Cooney stepped backwards three shuffling steps and sat down on the running board of the police car and held his face.

库尼拖着脚步向后退了三步， 在警车的踏板上坐下， 捂着脸。

So still was the place that I had a great mind to walk boldly in and learn something of the premises; in fact, I was on the point of doing so, when I heard a quick, shuffling step on the pavement behind me.

那个地方仍然如此，我很想大胆地走进去，并从中学到一些东西；事实上，我正要这样做，这时我听到身后的人行道上传来一阵急促而拖沓的脚步声。