From across the road a bird sang Whippoorwill, whippoorwill!

大路面，一只小鸟在唱：唧唧喳，唧唧喳！

And hooted back at the whippoorwills.

些可怜人报以。

To-morrow at midnight, said the first, who appeared to be in authority. When the whippoorwill calls three times.

明天半夜，怪鸱叫三时下手。头一个人这样说，看来他是一个领头人物。