All human life came through, and most of them shared a few words with me, trading jokes or comments over the mugs of steaming tea.

所有人的生命都经历过， 他们中的大多数人与我分享了几句话，在热气腾腾的茶杯中交换笑话或评论。

After an interval which seemed short to her whose thoughts were elsewhere, he came in with a tray on which steamed tea and toast, though it was nearly lunch-time.

她的思绪落在别处，因此，她觉得时间才过了一会儿，他就端了个托盘进来了，托盘里放着热气腾腾的茶和烤面包，尽管已经差不多是午饭时间了。