Now it was a dark yellow, almost brown, and red streaks of sumac lay across it.

现在它是深黄色， 几乎是棕色的，上面覆盖着漆树的红色条纹。

These words were cut long ago. There is green mould in the grooves of the letters and yellow streaks on the marble, which come from more years than men could count.

这些话早就被删掉了。字母的凹槽里有绿色的霉菌，大理石上有黄色的条纹，这是人类无法计算的年代。