The river reflected whatever it chose of sky and bridge and burning tree, and when the undergraduate had oared his boat through the reflections they closed again, completely, as if he had never been.

河流反射出它选择的天空、桥梁和燃烧的树木，生划着船穿过倒影时， 它又完全闭了， 就好像他从来没有去过一样。

You have all heard of Salamis, where the king of kings, the king of Persia, watched as his oared ships were bottled up by the Greeks and his navy smashed adriftward.

听说过萨拉米斯海战吧，波斯王——万王之王眼睁睁看着自己的战船被困在希腊人的包围圈中， 海军被击溃， 漂向远方。