On the lower deck in a third, an oldish-looking, bare-bodied fellow is leaning over an oar, staring vacantly at our boat.

第三条船的下甲板上，一位年纪稍长的船夫正赤膊倚在一支桨上，茫然地瞪着我们的船。

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They were hateful sharks, bad smelling, scavengers as well as killers, and when they were hungry they would bite an oar or the rudder of a boat.

它们是可恶的鲨鱼，气味难闻，既杀害其他的鱼，也吃腐烂的死鱼，饥饿的时候，它们会咬船上的一把桨或者舵。

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The practised oar pushed off and the boat left the like an arrow.

老练的桨手将篙一撑，船就似箭一般离开了岸。

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We've had some difficulties, in that there was a hole in the boat and I snapped an oar in training.

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