People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit he took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood our preacher ... he was the “homeless man”.

People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit he took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood our preacher ... he was the “homeless man”.

有人喘着气，有人窃窃私语，有人做鬼脸。他沿着走道走到讲道坛，取下帽子，脱下外套。那就是牧师...他是那个“无家可归的人。”

----我的理解。

lose one sentence: my heart sank.   我的心沉了下来。