The History of Sailing Ships: The Story of Their Development from the Earliest Times Until the 19th Century: Vol 150ChattertonChatterton
aloof - Comes from sailing, in which ships keep clear of coastal rocks by holding the vessel "luff"—"to the windward"; so, to hold "a-luff" means to "keep clear." jibe - Meaning "be compatible, consistent," it may come from the earlier jibe, "to shift a sail from side to side...
side a richly decorated state yacht is sailing away towards the ships in the right background. It has just fired a salute and the grey smoke is obscuring the view of the boats behind it. The stern of the yacht bears the arms of Holland, indicating its owner – the Province of Holland....
Throughout seafaring history,ships and sailors have been lost to storms,accidents and war. Until recently,most of these ships were weak wooden sailing vessels(船只),their skeletons(骨架)quickly eaten away by sea creatures.Now,large vessels made of steel float on the seas. Thousands of these hug...
Archaeology and the Social History of Ships: Sailing ships of the Middle Ages Part 1 Skills and tools: fledgling industrialists Chapter 1 Craftworking: industry's driving force Chapter 2 The cutting edge Chapter 3: A flint for all se... R. Gould 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 Archaeology and the...
Ships (large oceangoing vessels) and boats (smaller ones) are a brilliant example of how science can be put to work to solve a simple problem. Over two thirds of Earth's surface is covered in water so it's just as well that science helps us take to the waves. How exactly do ships ...
were sailing / drawn C. sailing / drawing D. were sailing / drawing 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 A。解析:第一空,“ships”和“sail”是主动关系,这里用现在分词“sailing”作后置定语表示正在航行穿过海洋的船;第二空,“maps”和“draw”是被动关系,用过去分词“drawn”作后置定语表示被他们画的地图。
CHRONICLES OF THE SEA: FROM ANCIENT GREEK GALLEYS TO MODERN MARVELS, JOURNEY TROUGH NAVAL HISTORY This publication attempts to present the history of the sailing ships development, from ancient times to the present day. It is almost impossible to presen... R Colombo,F Sarka - 《Design of Mac...
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【题目】阅读理解T hroughout sea faring history ships and sailors have been lost to storms accidents an d war. Until recently, most of these ships wer e weak wooden sailing (船只),their skele tons(骨架)quickly eaten away by sea creature , large vessels made of steel float on the seas. ...