I tried again and again to approach the swans; I got near and then nearer--200 meters, 100 meters, and then as close as 40 meters. That was probably as close as I could hope to get.
我一次次試圖接近天鵝，近了、更近，二百米、一百米，直至四十米的距離，這，大概便是「我」與天鵝距離的極限。