He commended the grace of their straight, silent swimming, their camouflage mottlings of yellow, grey and olive green, and the jewelled beauty of new, damp hatchlings no bigger than the span of his hand.

欣赏鳄笔直、无声的泳行雅姿，欣赏鳄黄色、灰色和橄榄绿相间的伪装斑，欣赏石美人般的、刚刚出生、浑身湿漉漉的、与的手臂等长的幼鳄。