Motor boats in those days didn't have clutches, and you would makealanding by shutting off the motor at the proper time and coasting in with a dead rudder.
那时机动船都没有离合器，靠岸时你必须适时关闭马达，将舵打死。
2
I had to makea controlled landing into the sea.
我不得不在海里进行有控制的降落。
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3
With superb skill he managed to makea perfect landing.