Their seed heads raised just high enough above the ground to catch the wind, the plants are no bigger than they need be, their stems are hollow, and all the rigidity comes from their water content.

它们的种子的顶端向上生长，其距离地面的高度刚好可以接触到风；它们的体型大小也刚好是生长所需的尺寸；它们的茎是空心的，且仅仅是通过体内的含水量来保持自身的坚挺。

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The sails are torn; they won't catch the wind.

帆破了， 兜不住风。

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From the Skeppsbron and surrounding islands the people watched this thing of beauty begin to spread her sails and catch the wind.

人们从斯开波斯布朗和周围的岛屿前来观着这艘美丽的战船扬帆起航，乘风前进。

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Cloth sails were used to catch the wind to move a ship through the water.

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