Viewed from the side, the pagoda seemed to be doing a snakedance—with each consecutive floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbours above and below.
从侧面看，这座宝塔就像在跳蛇舞——每一层楼都朝着上下相邻楼层相反的方向移动。
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Stoats are small and fierce and quick and feral; they kill by biting the necks of their prey; they are said to mesmerise their larger victims with a snake-like dance.