【单词】
sailor：n. 水手，海员 sailor suit〔小男孩穿的〕水手装
spyglass：〔旧时水手用的〕小型望远镜
gait：/ɡeɪt,get/ n. [singular 单数]步态，步伐 with a rolling gait摇摇摆摆地迈步
saunter：/'sɔːntə,ˋsɔntɚ/ v.[I always + adv/prep] to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially so that you look confident or proud〔自信或从容地〕漫步 [+ along/around/in etc]
keep a lookout：to keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger
doorman：〔酒店、俱乐部等的〕门厅侍者，门卫，门童
trouser-leg：裤腿
tails：[plural] a man’s jacket which is short at the front and divides into two long pieces at the back, worn to very formal events 〔男子的〕晚礼服，燕尾服
handy：useful；informal near and easy to reach
section：[C] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc〔书、报等的〕节；栏；版
uptown：in or towards an area of a city that is away from the centre, especially one where the streets have larger numbers in their names and where people have more money在[向]城郊；在[向]富人区
briefcase：n. 公文包
seize hold of: v. 抓住；占领
cuff: [C ]n. 袖口，裤子翻边
dime：〔美国和加拿大的〕十分硬币
get away from：(使)离开；(使)摆脱；(使)逃脱
snatch：v. [T ]to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement
content yourself with (doing) sth：to do or have something that is not what you really wanted, but is still satisfactory
foil：n. 箔，金属薄片 tin foil 锡箔纸
insult： v. [T ] to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude
live and learn: 学无止境；活到老学到老；活得长，见识多；学到新事物
tartly: adv. 尖锐地
into the teeth of the wind: 在风口
sloop： [slup]n. [船] 单桅帆船
schooner： ['skunɚ]n. [船] 纵帆船
rail：n. 铁轨；扶手；横杆；围栏
mainmast： ['menməst]n. （船的）主桅
heave：[hiv][U] literary a strong rising or falling movement〔剧烈的〕起伏
swell： n.[singular,单数] the way the sea moves up and down海面的起伏，浪涌
clipper:[C] a fast sailing ship used in the past〔旧时的〕快速帆船
bow:[C] the front part of a ship船头，艏
mount: [I,T] formal to get on a horse or bicycle
cannon: n. 大炮
berth: a place for someone to sleep on a ship or on a train
sober: serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things
do one's work：做好本职工作
crisply: adv.清楚地
trim：adj. neat and well cared for
bold：adj. not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions
diminutive:[dɪ'mɪnjətɪv] adj. small
seafaring： ['sifɛrɪŋ]working or travelling on ships and the sea
at length: 最后，最终；完全地，详尽地
prow：n. 船首；机头
do with：处置；处理；对待；利用，运用，用[一般与 what 连用]
with all my heart：全心全意地
know sth from sth: to understand the difference between one thing and another
squall：[skwɔl]a sudden strong wind, especially one that brings rain or snow
squid：[skwɪd]n. 鱿鱼；乌贼
jib：n. [船] 船首三角帆
jibe：(=gybe) 顺风时将船帆自一舷转向另一舷以改变方向
luff：n. 船首弯曲部；逆风航行；纵帆前缘
leech：n. 水蛭
mast：n. 桅杆
mist：n. 薄雾
helm：n. 舵
detestable：adj. 可憎的，可恶的
aye：used to say yes when voting
crack on：v. 继续疾驶；满帆前进
capsize：['kæpsaɪz] v. [I,T ]if a boat capsizes, or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water（使）〔船〕倾覆
broad：n. an offensive word for a woman
rake: [T] to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving it across an area〔用枪、照相机、强光等〕扫射，横扫
yaw: [jɔ]v. [I ]if a ship, aircraft etc yaws, it turns away from the direction it should be travelling in
bravo：[,brɑ'vo]used to show your approval when someone, especially a performer, has done something very well
puff：[C] a sudden small movement of wind, air, or smoke
belly：v. [I ]to fill with air and become rounder in shape
pay off：If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time.
fill away：to cause a vessel's sails to fill, either by steering it off the wind or by bracing the yards 转帆向风
on the port tack: 左右舷抢风行驶
heel over ： phr v. if something heels over, it leans to one side as if it is going to fall倾斜（要倒）
deck cleat：甲板系索扣
by the by：by the way
at the top of his lungs：用尽全力（唱、喊等）
bon voyage： /ˌbɒn vɔɪˈɑːʒ,͵bɔn vɔɪˋɑʒ/ used to wish someone a good journey 一路平安
holler：informal to shout loudly
sloping：adj. 倾斜的；有坡度的
tramp steamer：不定期航行之货船
drift: v. [I ]to move slowly on water or in the air漂流；飘移
awash: adj. [not before noun 不用于名词前]covered with water or another liquidv
【表达】
And once, when no doorman was handy, he had to crawl into a yesterday's paper and roll himself up in the second section till danger was past.
When the bus came into view, all the men waved their canes and brief cases at the driver, and Stuart waved his spyglass.
A dime only comes up to here on me.
I didn't come on this bus to be insulted.
As he sat crooss-legged on the wall that surrounds the pond, gazing out at the ships through his spyglass, Stuart noticed one boat that seemed to him finer and prouder than any other.
She had a clipper bow, and on her foredeck was mounted a three-inch cannon.