Joan collapsed , pale and trembling , her face ashen .
琼崩溃了，她浑身发软，四肢发抖，脸如死灰。
One day a few weeks later , bill came home absolutely ashen .
几周后的一天，比尔脸色死灰地回到家。
An ever so slight flush under the ashen mask of her face seemed to conceal a burning nervous lucidity in which there was not even necessity for solace .
她铁青脸上泛着一点红晕，似乎掩盖了燃烧着的令人紧张的事实，其中有甚至没有安慰的必要性。
The motorman 's lips were as gray as his face , and that was ashen gray ; and he shook and staggered from the superhuman effort he had put forth to stop his car .
司机的嘴唇跟他的脸变得一样灰白；他做了超出常人的努力才颤巍巍地把他的车停了下来。
Instead , with hallow eyes and an ashen face , he replied , " because no one wants to die . "
