Three hundred people drowned when the ferry boat sank.

当渡船沉没的时候，三百人淹死。

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If while crossing a ferry you can catch a fish you are a lucky man, but that does not make the ferry boat a fishing boat, nor should you abuse the ferryman if he does not make fishing his business.

如果坐船渡河时，你捉到一条鱼，那算你运气好，但决不能就此把那条渡船当作渔船；同样，倘若渡船的艄公没有抓到鱼儿，也不能责怪他失职。

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Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.

为了营救下沉渡轮上的旅客，各类船只都被临时征用了。

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A flat-topped boat called the On-Time Ferry takes people and cars to a nearby small island,Chappaquiddick.

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As the ferry boat from Matsuyama pulls in, the port director, a woman in her 40s, cycles down to the quay to greet the vessel.

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On Monday, several tourists in the Manhattan ferry terminal waiting for a boat to Staten Island said they weren't planning on venturing onto the island, since they were riding to see the Statue of Liberty and city views.

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