Try to steer the light boat towards the big ship so that we can be picked up.

设法使小船靠拢那艘大轮船，这样我们就可以被搭救。

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The boat bobbed like a cork on the waves: light and buoyant.

小船在大浪中犹如软木塞，轻轻漂来漂去。

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The mail was carried by train or boat to St. Louis. Then it was put on overland company stage coaches — light wagons pulled by four or six horses.

信件通过火车或轮船运送到圣路易斯，然后将这些信件转到陆路邮递公司的马车上，这种马车是由四匹或六匹马拉的车。

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The breadfruit was Mau's favourite tree anyway: tall and light, with a twisty grain excellent for boat-building, sticky latex for caulking, and big starchy fruit which, fermented, made the ideal food for an ocean voyage.

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He started late, and lost his nerve as the boat's structural problems came to light.

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