He cowered in the midst of the milky water, as though the vastness were pressing in upon him with overwhelming force, brutally crushing him with its complacent awfulness.

• 他在白茫茫的水里畏缩着，好像这片广大的世界正在用压倒一切的力量挤压着他，正在残忍地摆出得意的威风来摧毁他。