"But because the water's current was simply too swift, even the elephants couldn't stand their ground in it. So we used an old method. Everyone lashed together bamboo rafts, and we used them to pull two thick ropes to the other side.
「不過由於河水實在太急，連大象也站不住腳，於是還是採用老方法，大家用竹子捆成浮板，從江對岸拉起兩條粗索，攀著過去，一個上午便收復南坎。