Small boats moved more quickly across the foreground than larger ones did that were closer to the horizon.

小船在近景中移动的速度比靠近地平线的大船要快。

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I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats.

我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。

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After arriving in Canada, we packed our tools into small boats and set off.

抵达加拿大后，我们把工具装进了小船便出发了。

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The commander of the naval force, Captain Fox, had hoped to move the soldiers to Sumter in small boats.

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Outside the entrance to the harbor, on a dark night, they could be put into small boats and pulled by tugs to the fort.

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But the sea was so rough that the small boats could not be used.

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However, researchers, using small boats, grappling hooks and knives, managed to free all five.

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Clark, 49, and Johns, 42, grew up racing small boats together in Marion, Mass.

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Buckley was passionate about sailing and twice crossed the Atlantic and once the Pacific in small boats.

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