A large ship broke down in the river, leaving at least 100 big ships unable to pass.

一艘大船在河里抛锚，造成至少100艘大船无法通过。

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Now, there is only enough room for one ship to pass through the waterway.

现在的空间只能单艘船通行该水道。

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The ship has to pass joint inspection before sailing.

船舶在开航前必须通过联合检查。

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Liverpool, the loser, retaliated by charging enormous dock dues on Manchester's cotton imports, so Manchester built a ship canal to by-pass Liverpool.

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Instead, they pass the order along electronically to manufacturers or distributors who then ship the goods from their own warehouses direct to the buyer.

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And they make sure and they tell you that if anything was to happen that you are going to scan your sea pass and we're going to know who got off the ship and who's still on the ship so they know who to look for.

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