For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed of 12knots, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.

对于每艘穿过圣巴巴拉海峡，且速度达到或低于12海里每小时的船只而言，拥有该船舶的公司将支付2500美元。

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The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary.

速度滑冰场的建造形状像一艘侧翻的船，并在选址时注意避开鸟类保护区。

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The black balls next to the box denote speed of the ship.

盒子旁边的黑球表示船速。

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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says one of its boats,the Ady Gil, a sleek high-technology speed boat, was rammed and sliced in half by a Japanese ship,the Shonan Maru.

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By some estimates, American navy ships spend 80% of their time travelling at half speed, which requires barely one-eighth of the power needed to propel a ship at top speed.

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