So rapid was the progress of the light vessels, that the lake curled in their front, in miniature waves, and their motion became undulating by its own velocity.

轻型船只的行进速度如此之快， 以至于湖水在它们的前方卷曲， 形成微型波浪， 它们的运动因自身的速度而起伏。

Chingachgook laid aside his paddle; while Uncas and the scout urged the light vessel through crooked and intricate channels, where every foot that they advanced exposed them to the danger of some sudden rising on their progress.

Chingachgook 放下桨；而恩卡斯和侦察员则催促轻型船只通过弯曲而错综复杂的通道，他们前进的每一步都会让他们面临突然上升的危险。