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

他们可能会松开后支柱，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.

此， 增加了从平台到每个塔的两条辅助缆，以及更多的后拉来平衡负载。

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.

额外的缆（称为后拉）连接到每个塔后面的锚地，以平衡水平力，类似于与其塔和台锚地的工作方式。

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做的冗长的绳梯，而是像流星一般，纷纷从分开的后支和升降上滑落到甲板，亚哈没有那样猛冲下来，但也迅速地从他的瞭望处降了下来。

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.

您可以看到缆从 4 号塔上松开， 平台向下摆动，支撑缆冲破空的过道，4 号塔的顶部后拉的不平衡力而断裂。