His hoarse, smoky voice, cloud covering the moon as the saying went, was listened to everywhere, by farmers in fields, workers commuting and, especially, by taxi drivers, to while the traffic away.

“在一个月黑风高的夜晚”，当单田芳那沙哑浑厚的声音响起，无论身在何处，田地里劳作的农夫，上下班的工人，尤其是那些路上的出租车司机们，都会静下来收听他的节目。

As Reader's Digest observes, this quote  " directs foot traffic away from the ground crew." Anyone who has sat on the right-hand side of an  aircraft will have seen ground staff at work.

正如《读者文摘》所观察到的，这句话“将行人引离地勤人员”。任何坐在飞机右侧的人都会看到地勤人员在工作。