Waves on the mississippi swamped boats and washed others upon the shore . 密西西比河的浪涛将船只击沉并将其它东西冲至岸上。
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A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats 大海上有个特别不利的情况：当你成功地越过一个浪头之后，你发现后边又有一个浪头接踵而至，一样地气势汹汹，相同地急不可待，非要想方设法把小船吞没不可
