They landed in a little creek whence rose a few stone steps, under cover of a mouldering roof.

他们降落在一条小溪里， 那里有几级石阶， 上面覆盖着腐烂的屋顶。

The duo decided to apply their findings on a smaller scale— a tributary of the Little Conestoga Creek, which borders the sprawling farm fields of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

两人决定将他们的发现应用到较小的规模——小康内斯托加溪的一条支流，它与宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特广阔的农田接壤。

Here and there, the set of the current had worn down the bank into a little creek, and we were all suspicious of such places, and eyed them nervously.

到处都有水流将河岸冲刷成一条小溪，我们都对这些地方心存疑虑，紧张地注视着它们。