Benton Mackaye was an avid mountain climber and a land-use panner from Shirley Center, Massachusetts.

本顿·麦凯不仅是一位狂山爱好，而且是马萨诸塞州雪莉中心土地。

Civilization quickly passes as I leave Myitkyina behind me, and save for the solitary gold panner digging into a sandbar, I have the spread of river and sky to myself.

把密支那抛在身后，文明也随之迅速远离，除了孤独在沙洲上挖掘，就只剩下浩瀚河流和天空。