Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water.

两条小船翁翁地驶出洞口，到了开阔的水面上。

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Shortly after 1400, shipbuilders began developing a new type of vessel properly designed to operate in rough, open water: the caravel.

1400年之后不久，造船工人开始开发一种新型的船，这种船设计合理，可以在开阔的水面上航行：它就是卡拉维尔号。

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These books reflect a trend particularly strong in Britain, where swimming in pools is declining, but more and more folks are opting for open water.

这些书反映了一种在英国特别强烈的趋势：在游泳池里游泳的人越来越少，越来越多的人选择去开放水域。

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The wreck of the Lady Elgin remains the worst loss of life on open water in the Great Lakes.

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At another time, Zeus destroys the wide camped army of people or wrecks their city with its walls, or their ships on the open water.

其他的时候,宙斯会屠戮露宿的人,摧毁他们的城墙,或在开阔的水域粉碎他们的船只

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No bridge crossed as much open water.

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After the wide-open water of the estuary, the mangrove forest feels eerie and magical.

BBC: Relaxing among the Yucatan's flamingos

"If we lose our grasses, that area will shortly become open water, " Bourgeois said.

CNN: Severe drought threatens Louisiana coastal marshes

Beyond these patches are acres of open water that used to be storm-absorbing marshland.

NPR: Sabine Refuge Still Reeling from Rita's Wrath