Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a centrist.

过了一段时间，他听说比格尔号轮船要去南美旅行，需要一位中间派。

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Is it a good time to jump ship at the beginning of the year?

现在是年初跳槽的好时机吗？

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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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During the day, the sun provided information about the time on a ship, and its direction.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

So each hour's time difference between the ship and the starting point marks a ship's progress of fifteen degrees of longitude to the east or west.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

A navigator needs to know what time it is on his ship and also the time at another place of known longitude -- at the very same moment.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

It will be the second time the ship has changed hands in two years.

ECONOMIST: Breathtaking

That was the first time the ship had hosted a large group of guests since it pulled into port.

MSN: Queen Elizabeth 2 now planned as floating hotel in Dubai

News clippings from the time say that the ship is thought to have been involved in illegal trafficking of rum and firearms.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES