The skies were threatening, but land lay inside those dense mists, and we had to escape.

风雨欲来，但既然陆地就在那片浓雾中，我们就应该逃走。

Sweeter-tasting fish meant rivers in the offing; groups of birds, homing in the evening, showed him where land lay.

如果鱼的味道比平常甜点，就意味着淡水河离这里不远，如果傍晚有鸟群回家，就指示陆地的方向。

My eyes flew to the side where land lay, but I saw only a blurred line covering three-quarters of the horizon from southwest to northwest.

我两眼向陆地方面看，我只见一条摇曳不定的直线，封住了从西南到西北的四分之三的天边。

True, before he knew how the land lay it might be awkward to attempt to call: and this was a sufficient excuse for postponement.

是的，在他知道陆地的位置之前，尝试打电话可能会很尴尬：这是推迟的充分借口。

My eyes flew to the side where land lay, but I saw only a blurred line covering three–quarters of the horizon from southwest to northwest.

我的目光飞向陆地一侧，但只看到一条模糊的线， 从西南到西北， 覆盖了地平线的四分之三。

So I saw how the land lay, and said that he was very unhappy, and not at all well; which last at any rate was a lie.

所以我看到了土地的情况， 说他很不开心， 一点也不好； 不管怎样，这最终是个谎言。

I did not want to expose Elliott to the humiliation of asking her to invite him to her big do, so waited to see how the land lay.

我不想让 Elliott 受到羞辱， 要求她邀请他参加她的大事， 所以等着看这片土地的情况。

The Harkonnen forts and towns across the shielded lands lay in Fremen hands or cut away from their source like stalks severed from a plant and left to wither.

穿越防护区的哈克南堡垒和城镇要么落入弗雷曼人手中，要么像从植物上割下的茎干一样被砍掉，任其枯萎。

Both their camp and the village of Salcott were on the right bank of the river, so that only a short mile of alluvial land lay between their camp and the village.

他们的营地和萨尔科特村都在河的右岸，因此他们的营地和村庄之间只有短短一英里的冲积土地。

I was glad to know how the land lay. Mr. Galloway did not wish my uncle to know that he was on friendly terms with the Driffields. I could feel sure at all events that he would not give me away.

我很高兴摸清了情况，盖洛韦先生显然不希望我叔叔知道他和德里菲尔德夫妇有友好的往来。 我完全可以拿得稳他决不会出卖我。