Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface.
今天汹涌的海浪使特别装备的船只无法撇去浮在水面上的石油。
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2
Skimming the surface of the water is nice, but diving in deep is something special.
快速地掠过水面固然不错，但深度潜入其中总是特别的。
3
A few white seagulls flicker across the surface of the sea, quickly and lightly, wings skimming the waves which become, little by little, increasingly restive.