as we take it meaning in Chinese

我们所理解的

The news was the simplest thing imaginable , and yet , as we took it in , marguerite and i exchanged looks
这个消息本来是再平常不过的事情，但是，玛格丽特和我听了却面面相觑。
We made signs of thanks to them , for we had nothing to make them amends ; but an opportunity offer d that very instant to oblige them wonderfully , for while we were lying by the shore , came two mighty creatures one pursuing the other , as we took it with great fury , from the mountains towards the sea ; whether it was the male pursuing the female , or whether they were in sport or in rage , we could not tell , any more than we could tell whether it was usual or strange , but i believe it was the latter ; because in the first place , those ravenous creatures seldom appear but in the night ; and in the second place , we found the people terribly frighted , especially the women
我们打着手势向他们表示感谢，因为我们拿不出什么东西答谢他们。说来也巧，正当此时，出现了一个大好机会，使我们大大地还了他们的人情。当时，突然有两只巨兽从山上向海岸边冲来看那样子，好像后一只正在追逐前一只，究竟他们是雌雄相逐，还是戏耍或争斗，我们也弄不清楚。