Lyell's genial uniformity seemed genial still, for nothing had taken its place, though, in the interval, granite had grown young, nothing had been explained, and a bewildering system of huge overthrusts had upset geological mechanics.
莱尔和蔼可亲的统一性似乎仍然和蔼可亲，因为没有任何东西取代它，尽管在此期间，花岗岩变得年轻，没有任何解释，一个令人困惑的巨大逆冲断层系统扰乱了地质力学。
