" The silver cord is cut and the golden bowl is broken and all that, but an old romantic like me can't do anything about it" .

“银绳断， 金碗碎，我这老浪漫无能为力” 。

On the back of his head was a white sombrero and what looked like a woven silver cord hanging loosely down his shirt, the ends not fastened.

他的脑后戴着一顶白色的阔边帽，一根看起来像编织银绳的东西松散地垂在他的衬衫上，两端没有系紧。