They were merely banded together , as usual one leaning on another , and all together on nothing ; as the hindoos made the world rest on an elephant , the elephant on a tortoise , and the tortoise on a serpent , and had nothing to put under the serpent .

他们仅仅是联合起来，就像往常一个人依赖另一个一样，所有人什么也没有，就像印度人让世界在大象背上休息，大象在乌龟背上休息，乌龟在毒蛇背上休息，而毒蛇地底下什么也没有。