Its broad stumpiness, of course, precludes all possibility of waving, or even shaking; but it is not this rocky steadfastness that constitutes its silence.

当然，它宽大的粗壮度排除了挥动甚至摇晃的所有可能性； 但构成其沉默的并不是这种坚如磐石的坚定。

Its broad stumpiness, of course, makes wind-waving or even shaking out of the question, but it is not this rocky rigidity that constitutes its silence.

当然，它那宽阔的粗壮使它不可能随风飘扬甚至摇晃， 但构成它的寂静的并不是这种坚如磐石的坚硬。