张爱玲《五四遗事》：小船驶入一片荷叶，洒黄点子的大绿碟子磨着船舷嗤嗤响着。随即寂静了下来。船夫与他的小女儿倚在桨上一动也不动，由着船只自己漂流。偶尔听见那湖水啯的一响，仿佛嘴里含着一块糖。

英文版"Stale Mates": They sailed into a patch of yellowing lotus leaves, the large green plates crunching noisily against the boat. Then there was silence. The boatman and his little daughter were resting on their oars, letting the boat drift. Now and then the water made a small swallowing sound as if it had a piece of candy in its mouth.