The sandy dust clung to their legs and to the wheels, rose in a cloud over their heads, and got into the eyes and hair and nostrils and lungs of the men and beasts that moved along the road.

• 一部份的沙土被人的脚和车轮搅和着，另一部份扬起来，像云层一样悬浮在军队头顶上，钻入路上行人和牲畜的眼睛，毛发，耳朵，鼻孔，主要是钻入肺部。