It had been decorated with hundreds and hundreds of candle-filled pumpkins, a cloud of fluttering live bats, and many flaming orange streamers, which were swimming lazily across the stormy ceiling like brilliant watersnakes.

礼堂里挂着成百上千只南瓜灯，还有一群振翼飞舞的蝙蝠和许多喷吐火焰的橘色飘带，它们在天花板下面懒洋洋地飘荡，像是灿烂的水蛇。