The boat sailed down the river.

小船顺流而下。

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Thee boat sailed down the river.

这条小船顺流而下。

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So we sailed down to the sun till we found the sea of green.

因此我们向着太阳驶去，直到发现一片绿色的海。

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They sailed up and down the Atlantic Coast and stole anything of value from other ships.

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