轮船

I stood to watch a big liner shushing slowly past.

我站在一边，看着一艘大轮沙沙地缓慢开过。

The steamer makes 20 knots an hour.

这艘轮的时速是20海里。

The ship went through the busy shipping lanes of the English Channel.

这艘轮过了繁忙的英吉利海峡运航线。

The ship is driven by large engines.

轮是由大型发动机驱动的。

The course of a ship is marked on a chart.

轮的航线是标在航海图上的。

We took the children to the dock to see the ships.

我子到码头去看轮。

When will the ship pass the channel?

那轮什么时候过这海峡?

He embarked for America on the steamer.

他乘那艘轮去美国。

A ship hove in sight just above the distant horizon.

一条轮出现在天海相接处。

We guided a ship through a storm.

我驾驶轮过了暴风雨。

We are having difficulty in firing up the ship's engines.

我很难发动这艘轮的引擎。

The sea gradually calmed down as we steamed out.

我的轮开走了, 海面逐渐平静下来了。

The steamer will go west by north.

这艘轮将向西偏北方向航行。

A steamer takes on a pilot before coming into a strange harbour.

轮进入陌生的港口前要雇用引航员。

The island is connected by a steamer service to the mainland.

轮航运把该岛与大陆联系起来。

He telephoned the steamship office to find out what time the steamer is due.

他打电话到轮公司办公室询问轮何时到达。

He was striking a pose, leaning against the ship’s rail.

他摆了个姿势，靠在轮的栏杆上。

The ships collided in the fog.

轮在雾中相撞。

The sailors hoisted the flag and the ship was ready to start on a long voyage.

"水手升起上的旗子,轮准备出发远航。"

Yet the good ship ploughed straight on, unretarded by wind or wave, towards the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.

但是，尽管是狂风怒吼，海浪滔天，这艘轮在强大的机器推动下，却仍然毫不含糊地向曼德海峡驶去。