It had been a great vessel of three masts, but had lain so long exposed to the injuries of the weather, that it was hung about with great webs of dripping seaweed, and on the deck of it shore bushes had taken root, and now flourished thick with flowers.

• 那是条三桅大船，但搁在那里风吹日晒得太久，上面挂满了湿漉漉的海草，岸上的灌木已经在它的甲板上生根，正开着鲜艳的花朵。