Ships and Boats

Ships and Boats. Written by Ned Jensen and Elizabeth Austin.

轮船和小船 作者：内德·延森、伊丽莎白·奥斯汀

Introduction. Ships and boats carry people and goods over water. Before cars, trains, or airplanes, boats were the fastest way to move things. Boats continue to get bigger and faster.

引言： 轮船和小船能在水上运送人员和货物。 在汽车、火车和飞机出现之前， 船是运送物品最快的方式。 船的体型还在不断变大，速度也越来越快。

early ships and boats. The first boats were carved from single logs. People used poles to push the boats.

早期的轮船和小船 最早的船是用整根原木凿出来的。 人们用长杆撑着船前进。

Other boats used paddles or oars. Paddles and oars are long pieces of wood with broad flat ends. They push against the water, moving the boat forward.

其他的船会用到船桨或者划桨。 船桨和划桨都是长条形的木制品，末端又宽又平。 它们向后划水，就能推动船往前开啦。

Later, people made boats with wooden frames. They covered the frames with bark or animal skins.

后来，人们用木框架来造船。 他们用树皮或者兽皮把框架裹起来。

Frame boats were larger than log boats. Many people could row at the same time. Some frame boats carried hundreds of rowers.

框架船比原木凿的船更大。 可以同时让好多人一起划。 有些框架船能载几百个划桨手呢。