Stronger rivets might have slowed the sinking process, but once water began flooding six of the Titanic's compartments, it was only a matter of time before the ship went down.

坚固的铆钉可能会减缓下沉的过程，但是一旦海水浸入泰坦尼克号的6个舱室，沉船只是一个时间问题。

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The ship was slowed down by counter tides.

船因逆潮而慢下来。

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The boom, made of logs chained together, was placed so that a ship striking it would be slowed down to the point that it could not break the chain.

这条栏木是由那些圆木连接起来的。船只要是撞上它就会减速，以使船不会撞到锁链。

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The ship slowed, then turned back to sea.

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