The waves were about five feet high now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.
浪头现在约有五英尺高,船头上下颠簸。
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On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bowwaves of a ship.