lǎo / rén / lǚ / le / lǚ / qiú / xū / kāi / shǐ / jiǎng / shù / nián / qīng / shí / de / gù / shì老人捋了捋虬须,开始讲述年轻时的故事。The old man stroked his curly beard and began telling stories from his youth.