Soon he was wildly excited and shouting with laughter as the tiddly -winks climbed hopefully up the ladders and then came slithering down the snakes again, almost to the starting-point.

• 当他们各自的棋子进了几步，快有希望达到终点时，又倒退下来，几乎回到起点时，他马上就兴奋起来，大声笑着叫喊。