Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.

“13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。

They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.

他们驾着一条严重损坏的小船从维尔京群岛阿密修理。

It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.

看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。

The contents were disappointing.

箱内东西令人失望。

Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.

布鲁斯挂上慢档，把两只前轮分别搁在裂缝的两边，顺着弯弯曲曲的裂缝，以发疯的速度向前开去。

We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream.

我们在树林中跋涉了两个多小时，到了一条深溪边。