All this presupposes one essential detail, says Atholl Anderson, professor of prehistory at the Australian National University: the Lapita had mastered the advanced art of sailing against the wind.

澳大利亚国立大学的史前学教授阿索尔·安德森表示，这一切都以一个重要的细节为前提：拉皮塔人已经掌握了逆风航行的高级艺术。

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Pivoting on a pin inside the hull, it swings down to provide ballast and resistance against sideways motion of the boat caused by the wind blowing from one side.

它围绕船底的一个钉子旋转，放下时提供压载力，以抵抗由于单侧风导致的船只侧向摆动。

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Late one winter's night, when bitter wind and snow beat against the tavern, customers took up the familiar mockery.

一个冬天的深夜，寒风吼叫，风夹着雪花不停的拍打着小酒馆。

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Sue obeyed. After the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night, there yet stood against the wall one ivy leaf.

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The tough race sees boats battling against the prevailing wind and encountering huge seas, which this year caused two dismastings and one boat, Cheminees Poujoulat-Armor Lux, to lose its keel.

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