There was an instantaneous scattering of the four men who had carried it in, and from safe perches on top the wall they prepared to watch the performance.

往院子里抬箱子的那四个人顿时四散奔逃，躲到了墙头上，准备看一场好戏。

The bin began its tilt, slowly at first, then quickly. I was pinned near the back. I wrapped my hands around the bin's top wall, knowing this would give me a ledge to grasp when the bin was vertical.

箱子开始倾斜，起初很慢，接着加快。我被压在后面。我知道箱子垂直时能给我一个抓握点，于是用两手紧抓住箱子的顶壁。