1. The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach, climbed up the dunes, and sat down on a road.
    气垫船先是在水面上行驶，后又登上海岸，爬上沙丘，最后停在路上。

2. The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia;
    气垫船在非洲、澳大利亚等交通不发达地区特别有用。

3. Giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic;
    大型的气垫班轮或许能跨越大西洋。

4. Since that time, various types of hovercraft have appeared and taken up regular service.
    从那以后，各种各样的气垫船出现了，并开始了定期航行服务。

5. The strangest of them being perhaps the hovercraft.
    其中最新奇的要数气垫船了。