Hours of feverish activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the stalls set up.
长达数小时紧张忙乱的活动就在前面，帐篷要支起来，摊位要搭起来。
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An older woman with marketing to do, for instance, can arrive in a rickshaw, have the rickshaw puller wait until she comes back from various stalls to load her purchases, and then be taken home.