By hanging the plumb's line right in front of the keel you now have a good way to gauge the perpendicularity of the keel to the deck line.

由挂铅垂的路线是正确的前面的龙骨，您现在有一个很好的方法来衡量垂直的龙骨到甲板上线。

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When this line is pulled by the deck-hands, the cable pays out.

当这条线由甲板水手拉动时，缆绳就会放出线来。

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He had started as a deck boy at a pound a month on a ship of the Allan Line going out to Canada.

他一开始在阿伦航运公司的一艘开往加拿大的船上做舱面水手，月薪一英镑。

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The crew lifted another portion of the line on deck and, this time, brought it to an eyelet at the bow, through which it could be threaded and brought on board with minimum danger to the propellers.

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