The fire uses these smaller trees as a step ladder to reach the higher canopy of old lodgepole pines.

火焰通过这些作为阶梯的小树蔓延到更高的黑松树冠。

He had crossed five big fields, and ever so many stiles; stiles with steps; ladder stiles; stiles of wooden posts; some of them were very awkward with a heavy basket.

他穿过了五片广阔的田野， 穿过了那么多的阶梯； 有台阶的阶梯； 梯子; 木柱的阶梯； 他们中的一些人提着沉重的篮子很笨拙。

The thing I really wanted to do in this house too was take something boring like a step ladder and like try to find one that I actually liked that could actually add to the space.

我真正想在这所房子里做的事情也是拿一些无聊的东西，比如梯子，然后试着找到一个我真正喜欢的，可以真正增加空间的东西。