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Did you see anything?
你听见什么了吗？
I don't see anything now, do you?
我没看见，你呢？　
If this is the direction the rats are going that's good enough for me.　　
老鼠去哪，我就去哪。　
Please, sir, please. Everything's under control.
请大家安心，一切都在掌控之中。
You there. Sir, there is no emergency.
喂，没什么大事。
Yes, there is, I have been robbed. Get the master-at-arms.
有，我遭小偷了。去请纠察长。　　
Now, you moron! Yes, sir.
快去，笨蛋！是的，先生。　
Hey, you're going to miss the fun. Did you see what happened?
嗨，你将错过有趣的了，你有没有看见发生什么事？　　
No, I missed it. Apparently, it hit over there.
没有，好像撞到那边。　
Boiler room six is flooded eight feet above the plate.
锅炉间水深八尺。　　
And the mail hold is worse. She's all buckled in in the forward hold.
邮件舱更糟。
Can you shore up? Not unless the pumps get ahead.
破洞能补吗？抽水速度不够。　　
Have you seen the damage in the mail hold?
看过邮件舱没有？　
No, she's already underwater. This is bad.
已经淹没了，情况严重。

妙语佳句
1.direction
n. 方向；指导；趋势；用法说明
The most important step is to reorient the direction of the new building.
最重要的一个步骤是给这座新建筑物重定方向。
2.under control
处于控制之下；情况正常
Americans tend to think water pollution problems are pretty well under control, but we still face enormous challenges.
美国人趋向于认为水污染问题会在控制下变好，但是我们仍然面临极大的挑战。
3.emergency
n. 紧急情况；突发事件；非常时刻
adj. 紧急的；备用的
If possible, register with the embassy upon your arrival so that it's possible to find you in case of emergency.
如果可能的话，在抵达后到大使馆登记，以便在紧急情况时能够找到你。
4.apparently
adv. 显然地；似乎，表面上
He sat at a different table, apparently without noticing her.
他在另一张桌边坐下，显然没有注意到她。
5.shore up
支持，支撑；加固
We should also ask whether taxpayers will profit, directly or indirectly, from spending money to shore up the banking system.
我们还应当问，纳税人出钱支持银行系统，是否能够从中直接或间接地获益？
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翻译
1.锅炉间水深八尺。
2.看过邮件舱没有？　　
上期答案
1.Note the time and enter it in the log.
2.Find the carpenter and get him to sound the ship.