At the onset of the war, he had emerged from obscurity with enough money to buy a small swift boat and now, when blockaded goods realized two thousand per cent on each cargo, he owned four boats.

当战争爆发时，他从默默无闻中突然冒了出来，用手头的钱买了一条小小的快艇，而现在，封锁线货物的利润已增加到二十倍，他也拥有四条船了。

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The term "Swift boat" refers to how Swift Boat Veterans for Truth launched attacks against Sen.

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Hence the absurdity of money being funnelled into quasi-partisan groups like the Swift Boat Veterans.

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Mr Kerry was anything but swift in his response to the Swift Boat attacks.

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