The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant hills, like a man saying "And another thing ... " twenty minutes after admitting he's lost the argument.

现在暴风雨彻底销声匿迹了，闪电在更远处的山顶抱怨着，就好像一个人在承认争论失败的二十分钟之后，又开口说“那么另一件事……”一样。

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Overhead he suddenly heard a noise as of thunder, distant but continuous. It was the rumbling of vehicles.

他忽然听到头上有雷鸣样的响声，距离很远，但连续不断，这原来是车辆的滚动声。

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Greenish lightning flashed across the ocean darkness, and there was a distant grumble of thunder.

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