Their new longitudinal prowess gave British sailors an advantage when it came to navigation and was not a small reason their flag came to dominate the globe.

这种测算经度新技艺让英国水手在航海方了优势，这也是英国国旗领全球一个重要原因。

Her hat was a little, flat, glossy, new sailor, the extreme plainness of which had likewise much disappointed Anne, who had permitted herself secret visions of ribbon and flowers.

她帽子是一顶扁平、有光泽新水手帽，其极素同样让安妮非常失望，她允许自己暗中幻想丝带和鲜花。

And new sailors have to quickly learn the ropes so that there won't be any loose ends.

新水手必须快速学习诀窍，这样就不会有任何松散结局。