The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel.

人们分散距离颇远，森林里一片嘈杂鼎沸。此情此景，令我突然想起海面狂风乍起，猛地扑向紧紧收起船帆的小船。