With one eye closed, he drew the cord back, preparing to shoot.

他闭着一只眼睛， 拉回绳子，准备开枪。

But the enemies, out of pure spitefulness, had drawn the cords so tight that the girls could make nothing of the knots.

但敌人出于怨恨把绳子拉得很紧很紧，两个女孩怎么也解不开这些结。