I have a vague recollection of sitting with other students in a room-only a few around a long table.

我还模糊地记得，我和 其他学生一起坐在一间教室里——其实只是几个学生围坐在一张长桌子旁边，正在讨论着某部名著。

We were sitting round the table, a round table covered with a red cloth, and we worked by the light of a lamp with a green shade.

我们围着桌子坐， 一张铺着红布的圆桌，我们在一盏绿灯罩的灯下工作。