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.

赏鳄那笔直、无声的泳行雅，赏鳄那黄、和橄榄绿相间的伪装斑，赏那如宝石美人般的、刚刚出生、浑身湿漉漉的、与的手臂等长的幼鳄。