Instead of being enfeebled by age, the Elder had been empowered by it;he could outfly any gull in the Flock, and he had learned skills that the others were only gradually coming to know.

• 年龄并没使长者衰弱，反而使他更有力量了，他能比鸥群中任何一个都飞得快，他学会的本领，其他海鸥还只能一点一滴地慢慢理解呢。