It was his best chance to identify the one man who had made it to shore after Australia's greatest naval tragedy - the 1941 sinking of HMAS Sydney.

这是他鉴定那个在澳大利亚最大海难——1941年澳大利亚皇家海军悉尼号沉没事件发生后成功上岸的男人的最好机会。

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The man in the buttoned-up coat walked to the extremity of the shore, and remained there in thought for a moment, his fists clenched, his eyes searching.

穿着扣好纽子的长大衣的人一直走到河滩尽头，在那里沉思片刻，两拳起了痉挛，极目搜索。

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A boat came up to the landing, and a middle-aged man, with grey hair and dark moustache, stepped on shore.

这时一艘小船开过来了，船上一位头发灰白，胡子乌黑的中年男子上了岸。

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Using his board, the surfer managed to battle against strong winds and the tide to bring the stranded man back to shore.

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Tree branches bending down to the water hide the turn of the river on both sides, and what you see is a lake with wooded hills, a few little houses on the far shore, a pier with a tiny man fishing.

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