Yet, if at our present distance from the animal, a distance of twelve leagues at the least, the column of water driven through its blowers may be distinctly seen, it must needs be of vast size.

然而， 如果以我们目前与动物的距离，至少十二里格的距离，可以清楚地看到通过鼓风机驱动的水柱，那么它的尺寸一定很大。