If you wanna tie anchor to it and drop it right into the ocean, that's no problem, because plant fibers can stand up for months, even years, in direct contact with salt water.

如果你想把锚栓在它上面，然后直接把它扔进海里，那是没有问题的，因为植物纤维可以在直接接触海水的情况下存活数月甚至数年。

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WHEN John Cabot dropped anchor off the coast of Newfoundland in 1497, his crew reported that they needed only to dip a bucket into the water to catch cod.

1497年，当约翰·卡博特的船在纽芬兰岛海岸靠岸时，据他的船员称，他们只需把一个水桶沉入海里就能捞到鳕鱼了。

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For example, a scope of 7 to 1 means that with a water depth of 17 feet and the boat's bow 3 feet above the water (total vertical drop of 20 feet), 140 feet of anchor rode would be let out.

例如，a scope of 7意味着当水深为17英尺，船头距水面为3英尺时(总共的垂直落差为20英尺)，140英尺的锚缆将被放出。

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Low water levels on Lake Malawi have forced the steamers to anchor offshore at most ports along the lake.

BBC: Lake Malawi capsize kills 17