From 629b5ff6a96824475e65afbb88b16646707eb929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Obiwon Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 21:36:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'act/27/17.md' --- act/27/17.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/act/27/17.md b/act/27/17.md index 69d59d5f88..379e9b7a4e 100644 --- a/act/27/17.md +++ b/act/27/17.md @@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ The "hull" is the body of the ship. They tied ropes around it so that the ship w # sandbars of Syrtis -Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand. Syrtis is located on the coast of Libya, northern Africa. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) +Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand. Syrtis is located on the coast of Libya, northern Africa. # they lowered the sea anchor -A sea anchor is something that is towed in the water behind a ship to slow the ship down and make it more stable. It may be a large cloth or a stiff board. Alternate translation: "they let the floating anchor down into the water" +"they let the floating anchor down into the water" # were driven along -This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "had to go in whatever direction the wind blew us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) - +"had to go in whatever direction the wind blew us"