Intrepid oarsmen and women begin the Atlantic Rowing Race, from the Canaries to the West Indies.

无畏的八人男女混合划大西洋划船比赛开始，从加那利群岛(Canaries)至西印度群岛。

The Athenian trireme was about 120 ft (37 m) long, and was rowed by 170 oarsmen seated in three tiers along each side;

雅典人的三层划桨战船长约37公尺，由170名桨手在三层高的船两边划动，速度可达到7海浬；

Oxford and Cambridge oarsmen compete in the 157th university boat race, with Cambridge so far leading 80-75 (with one dead heat).

第157届牛津剑桥八划手赛艇对抗赛，以往战绩：剑桥胜80届比牛津胜75届领先(还有一届打平)。

To combat the physical demands made on them oarsmen must consume 6,000 calories a day, more than twice the normal daily requirement for men.

为了适应桨手身体需要，他们每天要消耗6000卡路里，这比常人每日消耗的两倍还多。

To combat the physical demands made on them oarsmen must consume 6, 000 calories a day, more than twice the normal daily requirement for men.

为达到体能要求划桨手每日需消耗六千卡路里，高出正常水平一倍有余。

We slew her oarsmen as they came ashore and burned the ship at anchor, but the rats crept down the OARS and paddled to the quay on cold stone feet.

我们在她的桨手上岸时杀掉了他们，在船落锚时烧掉了她，但是老鼠们沿着船桨爬下拖着石头般冰冷的脚涉水来到码头。

Wearing a gown and a mandarin jack et, the old man beats a drum to set the pace for the oarsmen, and several boys about 10 years of age, wearing dresses, beat drums and gongs.

鼓头身着长袍马褂，坐在龙颈上击鼓发令，男扮女装的鼓锣手，由十岁左右的孩童充任。