英语导读1000句（四十四）
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span>44 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span></p><p> <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.历史上人们曾离开过大陆到海上去。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lands">lands</span>.这样做是为了捕鱼为食，或是到其他大陆去。</p><p> <span word="Boats">Boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.舟、船的功用就在于此。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="today">today</span>.与今天仍在使用的船一样，第一艘船是用木头做的。</p><p> <span word="Paddles">Paddles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="propel">propel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span>.一开始，人们用浆来保持船的平衡，然后用帆。</p><p> <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>.渐渐地，人们用帆来加速。</p><p> <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>.再往后，人们烧煤产生蒸气来推动发动机。</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>.今天，大多数船使用石油燃料。</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="law">law</span>.有很多有关海上的法律条文，称做海事法。</p><p> <span word="Thieves">Thieves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>.海上的强盗叫做海盗，他们违反了海事法。</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="place">place</span>.海员们都懂得如何尊敬大海，因为这是一个危机潜藏之地。</p>
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