FitzRoy was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship called the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended8.

菲茨洛伊计划驾驶“贝格尔号”海船做一次环球航行，他想要一位博物学家加盟，有人推荐了达尔文。

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With a canal across Central America, ships could sail directly from ocean to ocean. They would not have to make the long, costly voyage around the southern end of South America.

有了中美洲的运河，船只就能够从这个大洋直接到另一个大洋，再也不必费时费力费钱地绕过南美洲的最南端。

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Essentially, almost anything up to and including containers in some cases, in our view, qualifies as project cargo because a combination of cargos is necessary to make a successful voyage.

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Due to its inaccessibility, only about 1, 500 people a year make the sea voyage to St Kilda, with many of these taking part in working holidays as part of the trust's conservation volunteer programme.

BBC: St Kilda

The Longest Journey is a voyage well worth taking, just make sure you've got enough vacation time left - that title is more appropriate than you'd think.

CNN: Review: The Longest Journey