The canyon, with countless ravines and gullies crisscrossing its sides, looked like a giant plate of sand. The truck whined as it climbed the slope, and he clung to the rack at the back of the cab, feeling as if he were at the edge of an abyss.

• 河谷和两侧的千沟万壑像个一览无余的庞大沙盘，汽车在呜呜吼着爬坡，紧靠着倾斜的车厢板，就像面临着深渊。