Yet soon after, it advanced nearer, and I could see the sides of it encompassed with several gradations of galleries, and stairs, at certain intervals, to descend from one to the other.

• 没过多久，它靠我更近了，我看得见它的边缘四周全是一层层的走廊，每隔一段距离就有一段可供上下的楼梯。