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Sailing Off to Singapore

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I'd like to sail to Singapore,
Jakarta or Rangoon,
but our boat is barely moving
on this windless afternoon.
I'd steer¹ my ship to Stockholm,
set a course for Southern Spain,
I'd be guided by a lighthouse
off the rocky coast of Maine.
I'd cut past Krakatau
and chart a course to Katmandu.
I would voyage into Venice,
and I'd cruise around Corfu.
I'd glide² through the Galapagos,
and drift through the Bahamas,
where I'd navigate³ by starlight
in my mariner's pajamas⁴.
I'd skim the seven salty seas
and plow⁵ the briny⁶ waves.
I would circumnavigate the globe
exploring coastal⁷ caves.
I'll shortly start my journey.
I'll begin my travels soon,
in this boat parked in our driveway
on this windless afternoon.

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1 steer
vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶
参考例句：
If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。 It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

2 glide
n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝
参考例句：
We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。 So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

3 navigate
v.航行，飞行；导航，领航
参考例句：
He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。 Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

4 pajamas
n.睡衣裤
参考例句：
At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。 He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

5 plow
n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough
参考例句：
At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。 We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

6 briny
adj.盐水的；很咸的；n.海洋
参考例句：
The briny water is not good for the growth of the trees.海水不利于这种树木的生长。 The briny air gave a foretaste of the nearby sea.咸空气是快近海的前兆。

7 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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