This sentence is from Bai Juyi's Pipa Trip, "We shouted a thousand times, but she still hid half her face behind the guitar and didn't look at us."
2. Excerpts from the original poem:
We moved the boat closer to hers, invited her to join us, and summoned more wine and lanterns to start our party again.
However, before she came to us, we called a thousand times and urged her for a thousand times, but she still hid half of her face behind her guitar from us.
3. Translation:
We brought the boat closer and invited her out to meet; Tell the servant to add more wine, and then set the banquet under the lamp.
It was a long time before she came out slowly, holding the pipa in her arms and covering her face half.