Yabla

那天 nàtiān

以后 yǐhòu

哥哥 gēge

变得 biànde

很 hěn

沉闷 chénmèn

After that day, my brother became very depressed.

看起来 kànqǐlái

不 bù

那么 nàme

沉闷 chénmèn

It does not seem so dreary.

9 9

号 hào

晚上 wǎnshang

听到 tīngdào

东北 dōngběi

方向 fāngxiàng

有 yǒu

沉闷 chénmèn

的 de

爆炸 bàozhà

声 shēng

on the evening of the ninth, they had heard the sound of a muffled explosion coming from the direction of Dongbei.