He was about to put his idea into action, when he was startled by a rustle in the clump of cypresses behind them. He started nervously, arid his boldness suddenly evaporated.

• 他差不多想来一个动作了，但不幸他们背后的扁柏丛中忽地起了一阵屑屑索索的声音，范博文全身一震，那野心便又逃走了。