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.

一座座山顶以崎岖轮廓从上升起； 现在飞机正沿着一个弯曲山谷飞行， 山谷底散布着岩石和河道残骸。

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.

仿佛这一刻兴奋还不够，怪物凝视着河道，看到了他同伴，他正沿着明渠河床往上走，不动声色站在大约二十码远方。