He hardly glanced at the wheel as it slowed down and the little ivory ball rattled into its slot.

车轮减速时，他几乎没有看一眼方向盘，小象牙球嘎嘎作响地卡进了槽口。

" What's the maximum here" ? he said to the stick-man, an elderly balding individual with dead eyes who was just picking the ivory ball out of the wheel.

“这里的最大值是多少” ？他对火柴人说， 火柴人是一个秃顶的老人， 眼睛呆滞，正从轮子上挑出象牙球。