Big drops were dripping from a broken waterspout , and a ray of gaslight slipped from mme bron s window and cast a yellow glare over a patch of moss - clad pavement , over the base of a wall which had been rotted by water from a sink , over a whole cornerful of nameless filth amid which old pails and broken crocks lay in fine confusion round a spindling tree growing mildewed in its pot 大滴大滴的水珠从水管的裂缝中滴下来。一道煤气灯的灯光从布太太的窗子里射进来，把一段长了苔藓的路面一段被厨房的排水沟的污水侵蚀了的墙根及整个堆满了垃圾的角落映成了黄色，垃圾中有旧水桶和破坛碎罐，一口破锅内竟然长出了一棵瘦小的卫矛。
Located near lotus lake are , from south to north , the old city fengshan , the dragon and tiger pagodas , wuli pavilion , spring and autumn tower , the temple of enlightenment , and the confucian temple . the lake itself , covered with lotuses , has been regarded since the qing dynasty as one of the eight most beautiful sights of fengshan . today one can stand on the banks and see the beautiful scenery of mt 莲池潭周边由南而北分别有旧城虎塔五里亭春秋阁启明堂孔庙等，潭水因遍生荷花，在清代就名列凤山八景，称泮水荷香，现在则因湖畔半屏山特殊造型与虎塔远近倒映水中，而以莲潭夕照闻名。
