A hundred of them had, according to their habit, jumped upon the steps without stopping the train, with the ease of a clown mounting a horse at full gallop.

• 他们总是用这样的办法：不等火车停下来，上百的人一齐纵身跳上车门口的踏板，然后就象在奔跑中翻身上马的马戏团小丑似的爬上了车厢。