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交货 delivery 轮船 steamship（缩写S.S） 装运、装船 shipment 租船 charter （the chartered shep） 交货时间 time of delivery 定程租船 voyage charter 装运期限 time of shipment 定期租船 time charter 托运人（一般指出口

Pressure

A 104 year-old woman was being interviewed by a reporter: And what do you think is the best thing about being 104? the reporter asked. She simply replied, No peer(窥视）pressure.

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These are the normal navigational instruments, I replied, and I'm familiar with their uses. 这些是航海家常用的仪器，我答，我知道它们的用法。我现在看见的这个表盘，上面有能转动的针，那不是流体压力计吗？

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