11-06-29 If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff（小艇） , even though he be a bad-tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat, he will shout at him to steer（控制，驾驶） clear. If the shou...

11-02-17 At least 11 tourists and a guide have drowned after a tour boat sank in Halong Bay in northeastern Vietnam. 一艘游艇在越南东北部下龙湾海域沉没，至少11名游客和一名导游被淹死。 The boat was touring in the picturesque Unesco World Heritage Site in Quan...

10-12-15 Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island. 一艘载有疑似寻求庇护人员的船只在澳大利亚圣诞岛附近触礁，恐怕造成多人被淹死。 Pictures from the scene showed the...

10-07-30 Up to 140 people are feared dead after a boat carrying passengers and goods capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. 刚果民主共和国一艘载有乘客和货物的轮船发生翻船事故，多达140名乘客可能已死亡。 The accident happened o...

10-07-02 The great Confucian（儒家的） scholar Ji Xiaolan (1724-1805) recorded this story. A magnificent boat reached the shore. The people there were surprised to see at a window a middle-aged lady, dressed in the splendid attire（服装，盛装） of a member o...

10-07-02 In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut（小屋） . His only companion was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步） on the...

10-06-15 The death toll from Monday's boat accident in the northern Indian city of Uttar Pradesh has risen to 55 with the recovery of more bodies, officials say. 印度北部城市北方邦本周一发生翻船事故，随着更多尸体被发现，其死亡人数已上升至55人。 Police say th...

10-01-06 Three Men in a Boat Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch. A passing policeman stopped to watch th...

09-09-29 A guy I know was towing his boat home from a fishing trip to Lake Huron when his car broke down. He didn't have his cell phone with him, but he thought maybe he might be able to raise someone on his marine radio to call for roadside assistance. He c...

09-09-16 An Australian navy ship has intercepted a boat carrying nearly 60 suspected asylum seekers - the fourth such incident in less than two weeks. 一搜澳大利亚军舰截取了一艘载有将近60名寻求庇护者的船只，这是不到两个星期之内发生的第四次此类事件。 Australi...