One mountaintop after another lifted itself above the horizon in craggy silhouette; now the flight was along a curving valley, the base of which was strewn with rocks and the debris of dried-up watercourses.

一座座山顶以崎岖的轮廓从地升起； 现在飞机正沿着一个弯曲的山谷飞行， 山谷底散布着岩石和干涸河道的残骸。

As if the excitement of the moment was insufficient, the monster, gazing down the dry watercourse, caught sight of his companion, who, advancing up the bed of the nullah, stood irresolutely about twenty yards off.

一刻的兴奋还不够，怪物凝视着干涸的河道，看到了他的同伴，他正沿着明渠的河床往走，不动声色地站在大约二十码远的地方。