Then the earth began to loom below, and what had looked from the plane like the green felt of a pool table now became pocked with rocks, fence posts and a few stray trees.

• 接着，大地在下面开始若隐若现。在飞机上看起来像湖面一样平整的绿地，现在却出现了许多的石块、护栏和零星的树木，变得坑洼不平。