topsail n. 上桅帆
All hands obeyed, and at once the eight or ten seamen who composed the crew, sprang to their respective stations at the spanker brails and outhaul, topsail sheets and halyards, the jib downhaul, and the topsail clewlines and buntlines.
全体船员立刻按命令行动起来。船上一共有八个到十个海员,他们有的奔到大帆的索子那里,有的奔到三角帆和主帆的索子那里,有的则去控制转帆索和卷帆索。
port n. 港口, 商港
This is an excellent port being secure from every wind.
这个海港是一个不论刮什么样的风都不会出危险的良港。
Burgundy n. 勃艮第(法国东南部地方的地名,该地产的红葡萄酒)
table wine from the Burgundy region of France or any Burgundy-type wine made elsewhere.
法国勃艮第地区产的进餐酒或其他地区产的勃艮第类型的葡萄酒。
vice versa adv. 反之亦然
You don't cotton to me, and vice versa.
你不喜欢我,反过来,我也不喜欢你。
paralysis n.〈医〉麻痹, 瘫痪, 中风;能力的丧失, 无能
A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.
抽筋肌肉习惯性或过分活动引起的局部暂时性麻痹