1. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
    一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。

2. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.
    在靠海的城镇中，头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。

3. I disagree. If I did agree, I certainly wouldn't look at my feet or at the ceiling. I'd keep my eyes on the lion!
    我不同意这种说法。就算我同意，我也肯定不会看着自己的脚或是天花板。我会注视那头狮子。

4. In Japan, scientists have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.
    在日本，科学家在陆地上和海洋中铺设电线，以监测它们的运动。

5. From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
    1628年，一艘大帆船在处女航时就沉没了，这个从容不迫7世纪瑞典帝国流传至今的故事无疑是航海史上最离奇的事件之一。

6. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
    渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。

7. Finally the Spanish king and queen, who were interested in finding a sea route to India, offered him ships and men so that he could carry out his plan.
    最后，还是西班牙国王和王后，因为想寻找一条通往印度的海路，才给了他船只和水手，使他得以实施他的计划。