We immediately discovered, by lowering one or two of them, that we could steer effortlessly in the required direction.

我们立即发现，只要把它们中间的一到二块的位置放低，我们就能毫不费力地驾驭筏子的航向。

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She would quickly do the work required for a new dead reckoning direction and pass the information to her husband.

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But they don't seem to agree on the pace of reform that is required - or its ultimate direction.

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