The ice cracked under one of the foremost soldiers, and one leg slipped into the water.He tried to right himself and floundered up to his waist.

• 那些在前面行走的士兵中，有一人的脚下的冰块破裂了，一条腿落进水里，他原想站稳身子，但却陷入了齐腰深的水中。