Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Sailors seem -- to those of us on land -- to lead exciting, even mysterious lives. Many things are different at sea. Even the language is different. Simple words like "right" and "left" are not the same.On a ship, "right" is "starbo…


现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 对陆地上的我们来说，水手引领着精彩甚至神秘的生活。在海上很多东西都是不同的。即使语言也是不同的。 像"right"和"left"一类简单的单词就有区别。在船上，"right"是右舷，而"left"是左舷。 水手还代表了许多丰富多彩的英语表达。 其中之一就是deep-six。这个词的意思是…