The blunt thunder in the depths of the mountains was usually followed by sudden jarring, horizontal thrusts from the northward, often succeeded by twisting, upjolting movements.

山区深处的钝雷通常伴随着来自北方的突然刺耳的水平冲击，通常是扭曲的、颠簸的运动。

For a minute or two the shocks became more and more violent — flashing horizontal thrusts mixed with a few twists and battering, explosive, upheaving jolts, — as if Nature were wrecking her Yosemite temple, and getting ready to build a still better one.

一两分钟后，震动变得越来越猛烈——闪烁的水平推力夹杂着一些扭曲和撞击，爆炸性的、剧烈的颠簸——仿佛大自然正在摧毁她的优胜美地神庙，并准备建造一个更好的神庙。