I pushed on backward however, and soon gained the slope of the hill, where by creeping close to the surface most of the choking blast passed over me and I managed to crawl up with but little difficulty.

然而，我向后推进，很快就爬上了山坡，爬到山坡上，大部分令人窒息的爆炸都从我身上掠过，我毫不费力地爬了上去。