He uncoiled a cord of the thickness of a finger, and four hundred feet long; first he dropped half of it down, then he passed it round a lava block that projected conveniently, and threw the other half down the chimney.
他展开一根手指粗细、四百英尺长的绳子。他先把一半扔下去, 然后绕过一块方便突出的熔岩块,把另一半扔进烟囱。