The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat.

帆上用面粉袋片打了些补丁，收拢后看来象是一面标志着永远失败的旗子。

But the windows are patched with wooden panes, and the door, I think, is like the gate—it is never opened.

但是窗户上贴着木窗玻璃， 而门，我想，就像一扇门——永远不会打开。

In another the trunk was almost like that of a human child, except that it was patched strangely with red and grey.

另一个的躯干几乎就像一个人类孩子的躯干， 除了它有奇怪的红色和灰色补丁。