Nothing was discernible, save a flight of rough unshapen steps which sank into the yawning Gulph and were soon lost in darkness.

什么都看不清了， 除了一段崎岖不平的台阶， 它沉入了打哈欠的海湾， 很快就消失在黑暗中。

In young, childish, ignorant souls there is constantly this blind trust in some unshapen chance: it is as hard to a boy or girl to believe that a great wretchedness will actually befall them as to believe that they will die.

在年轻、幼稚、无知的灵魂中，总是盲目地相信某种不可磨灭的机会：男孩或女孩很难相信巨大的不幸会真正降临在他们身上，就像相信他们会死一样困难。