忽而

hū ér chuán lái qiāng shēng

忽而传来枪声。

All of a sudden there came the sound of gunfire.

hū ér zàn tóng zhè ge hū ér zàn tóng nà ge

忽而赞同这个，忽而赞同那个

approve one thing today and another tomorrow

hū ér kū hū ér xiào

忽而哭，忽而笑

cry and laugh by turns

hū ér shuō hū ér xiào

忽而说，忽而笑

talk and burst out laughing by turn

tā hū ér biàn de tán xiào fēng shēng hū ér biàn de yù yù guǎ huān

他忽而变得谈笑风生，忽而变得郁郁寡欢。

He is cheerful and now melancholy by turn.

tiān qì hū ér rè hū ér lěng

天气忽而热忽而冷。

The weather is now hot, now cold.

yǔ hū ér luò xià hū ér tíng zhǐ

雨忽而落下，忽而停止。

It rains off and on.

zhè shí de niè pán huàn jìng hū ér bèi yī zhèn líng shēng jīng pò le

这时的涅磐幻境，忽而被一阵铃声惊破了。

This momentary nirvana was quickly shattered by the sharp notes of a bell.

tā yòng shǒu qiāo zhe zhuō zi yǎn jing hū ér wàng wàng mā ma hū ér wàng wàng bā tái

他用手敲着桌子，眼睛忽而望望妈妈，忽而望望吧台。

He drummed her fingers on the table, her eyes flickering between his mother and the bar.