American clippers were the ultimate sailing ships.

美国快速帆船曾是顶极的帆船。

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The time of the beautiful, old sailing ships is coming to an end.

美丽的旧帆船的时代即将结束。

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However, Turner wanted to show the sun setting on the time of the beautiful old sailing ships.

然而，特纳想在美丽的老帆船上展示夕阳的时光。

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She is honored for her great skill as navigator of the Flying Cloud, one of the fastest sailing ships the world has ever seen.

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The world soon learned it was one of the fastest sailing ships ever built.

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She helped to guide one of the fastest sailing ships ever built.

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Two centuries ago, sailing ships from Britain, France and America ruthlessly hunted whales among the islands.

ECONOMIST: America pivots on the Pacific periphery

By the mid 19th Century thousands of coastal sailing ships were entering the port each year bringing an enormous range of goods to the capital.

BBC: Canary Wharf

Recently, a flock of plastic bags has caught in the spindly sycamore in front of their apartment, empty bags that inflate and deflate with the wind like marooned sailing ships.

NEWYORKER: M&M World