Never before did I appreciate the full horrors of which such a position is capable. Oh, the sickening sensation of that yielding board resting on the two moving supports.

• 我从来没体会过在这块木板上这种魂飞的味儿！啊！特别是那块颤巍巍的木板竟然是架在两个晃来晃去的支点上。