相当长一段时间以来，特别是今年以来，在亚丁湾、索马里海域频繁发生海盗袭击、劫持过往船只事件。

For a long period of time, particularly over the past year, the Aden Gulf and seas off the Somali coast have witnessed rampant pirate attacks with many vessels hijacked.

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小船像玩具船一样在巨浪中颠簸了一段时间，成功地进入植物学家湾。

They sailed out, and after tossing for some time like a toy on the huge waves, they succeeded in entering Botany Bay, which they thoroughly explored, making a chart of its shores and rivers.

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伊拉克在波斯湾有一小段海岸线(阿拉伯人称它为阿拉伯湾)。

Iraq has a small coastline with the Persian Gulf (Known as the Arabian Gulf among Arabs).

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