四下

sì xià li jìng de cì ěr

四下里静得刺耳。

There was a deafening silence.

chú le bù shí tīng jiàn gǒu chuǎn qì de shēng yīn sì xià yī piàn jì jìng

除了不时听见狗喘气的声音，四下一片寂静。

The silence was broken only by the snuffles of the dogs.