She did not see the white houses of the gringos or their gardens, driedout by dust and heat, or the women in shorts and blue-striped shirts playing cards on the terraces.

她没有看到外国佬的白色房子或他们的花园，被灰尘和高温晒干， 也没有看到穿着短裤和蓝条纹衬衫的妇女在露台上打牌。