All about him were the smell of steam and soot and fire, the noise, of box-cars, engines, boilers, the mysterious workings of pistons, valves, levers, gears.

他周围有蒸汽、煤烟和火的气味，车厢、引擎和锅炉的噪音，活塞、阀门、杠杆和齿轮神秘的工作原理。