As dawn began to break over the city, the last denizens of the night could be seen heading home from the late show, while travelling salesmen were already up and about, breakfasting on steaming-hot dumplings before setting off for their next destination.
在日夜交替的四更天，有的夜貓子才看完子夜場表演要回家；而晨起趕路的商旅，卻已在市街上吃著熱騰騰的包子，準備離開京城了。