The peak dropped instantly , a great belly of loose canvas floated broad upon the water ; and since , pull as i liked , i could not budge the downhaul ; that was the extent of what i could accomplish 桁端的帆角立即落下,松弛的帆挺着大肚子漂浮在水面上。我无论如何用力也拉不动帆索,我也只能做到这个程度了。
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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 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。