In the street a travelling circus was passing, with mountebanks on donkeys and harlequins in parti-coloured dresses.

街上有一个巡回马戏团经过，江湖上的江湖骗子骑着驴子，小丑穿着五颜六色的裙子。

Born in Munich he had begun his American career as a peanut vender with a travelling circus.

他出生于慕尼黑， 开始了他在美国的职业生涯， 当时他是一名巡回马戏团的花生小贩。