他的房子在河岸的斜坡上。
使监视者大为惊奇的是，被追捕者不沿着饮水的斜坡走上来，却继续在河滩上沿着河岸前进。
To the great surprise of his watcher, the man who was being tracked did not mount by the inclined plane for watering. He continued to advance along the quay on the shore.
我们选这块地方是因为它的地势较高，大约高出河岸100英尺，形状像岬角，三面都是斜坡，所以我们觉得这里白天的景致会很好。
We chose the location because it was high, about 100 feet above the riverbank, and it was shaped like a point. It sloped downward on 3 sides, so we felt like it was a nice view during the daylight.
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