The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going.
这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。
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Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
3
Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.