Then the bore will come still nearer before you, with a crest that looks like a three-or four-metre-high wall spouting pearls and jade beads all over. Then it falls crashing down on you with a deafening explosion that will send you reeling back in fright.

• 潮头更近了，一道三四米高的潮峰，笔立如墙，喷珠吐玉，奔到你的面前，突然一声巨响，掀起连天的水花，逼得人们惶遽倒退。