老水手给孩子们讲自己海上生活的故事,来哄他们高兴.

The old sailer beguiled the boys with stories about his life at sea.

我对海上生活开始有点习惯了。

I spent some time observing their customs.

长期的海上生活提高了海龟的航海能力。

Time at sea may boost the turtles’ navigational ability.

尽管库珀没有想到要写得如此深刻，但作为一个小说家，独特的海上生活倒使他受益匪浅。

If Cooper never reached this intensity of meaning, he benefited as a novelist from the rigid differentiations of existence at sea.

本周早些时候，球员们参观了甲板之下，和他们年龄相仿的海员们就睡在这狭小的空间里，度过长达数月的海上生活。

Earlier in the week, the players toured belowdeck, where sailors roughly the same age sleep in tiny quarters and live formonths at sea.