He slithered over the side of the dragon and plummeted feetfirst toward the surface of the lake; the drop was greater than he had estimated and he hit the water hard, plunging like a stone into a freezing, green, reed-filled world.

他从巨龙的一边滑了下去，脚先触水笔直地掉了进去，入水的冲击比他预料中要强烈一些，像块石头一样掉进这个冰冷、长满芦苇的绿色世界。