It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner with would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,

确实，在探险中他们经常遇到惊心动魄的困难和危险，而他们装备之简陋足以使现代登山者一想起来就胆战心惊。

There were hopes, however, that the problem of the rabbit would become manageable.

但是，已有希望解决兔子所带来的问题。

This, however, means nothing.

但是，这没有什么关系，

as by falling into inaccessible caves, or into an ice crevasse, like the Siberian mammoths,

如掉进难以到达的洞穴，或掉进冰河裂缝里，或者像西伯利亚长毛象那样掉进冰窟中，

But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period,

但是，进一步仔细研究，对那个时代的深化了解，

one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir,

据我所知，有位作家花了9个月的时间写了一部有关克什米尔的小说，