几个世纪以来，橡木一直是欧洲造船者的首选木材。

For centuries, oak was the wood of choice for European shipbuilders.

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与橡木相比，其他木材的膨胀和收缩速度不同，所以用这些木材做的橡木船的修理会出现裂缝或漏水。

Other woods expand and contract at different rates than oak, so repairs to oak ships done with those woods split or leak.

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两种丧葬方式都常常过度使用由橡木或红木等贵重的硬木材做成的棺材。

Both tend to make extravagant use of coffins made from valuable hardwoods such as oak and mahogany.

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