The propulsion shaft is the most important component of power device of the ship; its stability is the basic promise of the ships life.

舰船推进轴系是舰船动力装置的重要组成部分，它的稳定性是舰船生命力的基本保证。

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Many minor incidents in the household life of the Ships' Instrument-maker who was proud of his little Midshipman, assisted and bore out this fancy.

这位对他的小海军军官候补生感到自豪的船舶仪器制造商的家庭生活中的许多细小情节，也加深和突出这样一种幻觉。

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Scientists require expensive ships and tools that, despite their sophistication, produce relatively low-resolution readings of whale life.

尽管科学家们经验丰富，仍然需要昂贵的船只和工具帮助他们对鲸鱼的生活做出相对来说不够清楚的解读。

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But the emotional highpoint of his visit to Ghana came at the end a tour of a coastal fortress, where for 300 years, countless Africans boarded ships bound for death at sea or a life in slavery.

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Life on Coast Guard ships is relaxed.

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Mr Prescott's working life took him from a job as a steward on cruise ships to the top table of government - serving as deputy prime minister throughout the Blair administration.

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New orders to build ships for the Royal Navy have given the old industrial giant a new lease of life.

BBC: Shadows of the past on Tyneside