They could loosen the backstays, causing the towers to lean inward by 18 inches or half-a-meter.

他们可能会松开支柱，导致塔楼向内倾斜 18 英寸或半米。

So, two auxiliary cables from the platform to each tower were added, plus more backstays to balance the load.

因此， 增加了从平台到每个塔两条辅助缆索，以及更多索来平衡负载。

Additional cables, called backstays, were connected to anchorages behind each tower to balance the horizontal forces, similar to the way suspension bridges work with their towers and abutment anchorages.

额外缆索（索）连接到每个塔面锚地，以平衡水平力，类似于悬索桥与其塔和桥台锚地工作方式。

Unmindful of the tedious rope-ladders of the shrouds, the men, like shooting stars, slid to the deck, by the isolated backstays and halyards; while Ahab, less dartingly, but still rapidly was dropped from his perch.

水手们毫不理睬那些用侧支索做成冗长绳梯，而是像流星一般，纷纷从分开支索和升降索上滑落到甲板，亚哈没有那样猛冲下来，但也迅速地从他瞭望处降了下来。

You can see the cables let go from Tower 4, the platform swinging downward, the support cables crashing through the suspended catwalk, and the top section of Tower 4 breaking off from the unbalanced force of the backstays.

您可以看到缆索从 4 号塔上松开， 平台向下摆动，支撑缆索冲破悬空过道，4 号塔顶部因索不平衡力而断裂。