I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready.

等玉米成熟了，我就用从船上取来的一把旧剑把它砍下来。

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Inside the box, Sunee saw something uncommon. It was a red silk umbrella. She had never seen anything like it! "Shipping a package overseas used to take a lot of time," said Grandmother "Packages traveled by train and ship. It could take many months to get a package from across the ocean. How long did your package take to arrive?"

在盒子里，苏尼看到了一些不寻常的东西。那是一把红色的绸伞。她从来没有见过这样的东西！“过去寄一个包裹到海外要花很多时间，”祖母说，“包裹要乘火车和轮船。大洋彼岸收到包裹可能需要好几个月的时间。你的包裹花了多长时间到达？”

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I used to drive ship in my hometown. Trust me!

小意思，你别小看我，我在老家就常开船。

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It can be used for two- way communication, such as between a ship and land.

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