Marcone struck his mare's flank with the stirrup; the hoofs of the cavalry horses were thundering up the hill behind him; and it would have been worse than useless to stay and be taken too.

马尔科内用马镫敲打他母马的侧腹；骑兵的马蹄在他身后轰隆隆地冲上山坡。留下来被带走比没用还糟。