He had scarcely arrived at the top when he heard a heavy splash in the water - it was the general s body , which the witnesses had just thrown into the river after ascertaining that he was dead 他刚走上石级顶,忽然听到河水里发出一阵沉重的浅水声,那是扔将军的尸体所发出来的声音,证人们验实他确已死亡,就把他抛入河中。