Women without veils could be spotted along some of the narrow back streets, and my father could smell roasting meat and strong liquor.

在些背街小巷，依稀能看到不戴面纱的妇女，父亲还能闻到烤肉和烈酒的气息。

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The soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly.

可以清楚地听到烤肉时发出的轻微的咝咝声。

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Even the fire stopped burning and the roasting meat stopped sizzling. Everything slept.

甚至炉火也不烧了，烤肉也不再咝咝做响了，一切都睡着了。

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The 48-year-old, 48-hour celebration starts early on 28 September as cooks begin roasting a collective 1, 500lb of meat on the downtown streets of Minocqua.

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