His eyes examined the plain curiously. Tall trails of dust subsided here and there. In a speckless
sky the sun hung clear and blinding. Knots of men ran headlong; others made a stand; and the
irregular rattle of fire-arms came rippling to his ears in the fiery, still air. Single figures on foot
raced desperately. Horsemen galloped towards each other, wheeled round together,
separated at speed. Giorgio saw one fall, rider and horse disappearing as if they had galloped
into a chasm, and the movements of the animated scene were like the peripeties of a violent
game played upon the plain by dwarfs mounted and on foot, yelling with tiny throats, under
the mountain that seemed a colossal embodiment of silence.
His eyes examined the plain curiously. Tall trails of dust subsided here and there. In a speckles
（无斑点的，无瑕疵的） sky the sun hung clear and blinding. Knots of men ran headlong;
others made a stand; and the irregular rattle of fire-arms（不规律的枪声） came rippling to
his ears in the fiery（火一般的）, still air. Single figures on foot raced desperately. Horsemen
galloped towards each other, wheeled round together, separated at speed. Giorgio saw one
fall, rider and horse disappearing as if they had galloped （策马疾驰） into a chasm （峡
谷）, and the movements of the animated scene （动感的画面） were like the peripeties
（情节） of a violent game played upon the plain by dwarfs mounted and on foot, yelling
with tiny throats, under the mountain that seemed a colossal （巨大的，庞大的）embodiment
of silence.