He talks about a ship's voyage and this is one of the most famous bits of the essay—how the best voyage is made up of zigzag lines.

他讲到了关于船航行的例子，这是文中最著名的部分之一——最成功的航行是如何由曲折的航线组成的。

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The ship's Italian owner, a subsidiary of Carnival Cruise lines, issued a statement late Sunday saying the captain, Francesco Schettino, "made errors of judgment that had very grave consequences."

邮轮的所有者、嘉年华邮轮的一家意大利子公司在周日晚间发表声明称，船长弗朗切斯科•斯凯蒂诺“判断错误，并导致悲剧性后果。”

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Vance Gulliksen, a spokesman with Carnival Cruise Lines, told CNN Monday that the ship's last scheduled Coast Guard inspection was on November 15.

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Given the gloom, continued ship-building will only put off the day when the world's lines make serious money again.

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Carnival is the world's largest cruise ship company by revenue and owns several other cruise lines, including Holland America, Princess and Carnival Cruise Lines.

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