What began in the early 20th century as a humble canal boat puttering along with this tiny engine has since become giant container ships that stretch as long as skyscrapers stand tall.

20 世纪早期，小小的运河平底船用它的小引擎噗噗地前进，如今已经变成巨型的集装箱船，长度长达摩天大楼的高度。

He already had a six-bedroom house in Oxford's suburbs, in the garden of which he had dug a large, L-shape swimming pool — an upgrade from the canal boat he had once shared with a colleague.

他已经在牛津郊区拥有一座带六间卧室的房子，房子的花园里，他挖了一个大的 L 形游泳池——这是他曾与同事共用的运河船的升级版。

Passengers could now travel by canal boat into the West with comparative ease and comfort, if not at a rapid speed, and the bulkiest of freight could be easily handled.

乘客现在可以相对轻松舒适地乘坐运河船进入西方，即使速度不快， 而且最笨重的货物也可以轻松处理。

She saw all parts of the country, the homes of the rich and the log cabins of the frontier;she traveled in stagecoaches, canal boats, and on horseback; and visited sessions of Congress and auctions at slave markets.

她看到了全国各地，富人的家园和边境的小木屋； 她乘坐驿马车、运河船和骑马旅行；并参观了国会会议和奴隶市场的拍卖会。

This is somewhat interesting, since Ohio is not near the ocean, but young Garfield wanted to become a sailor, and so he found work on a canal boat that transported items from Cleveland, Ohio, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

这有点有趣，因为俄亥俄州不靠近海洋，但年轻的加菲尔德想成为一名水手，所以他在一艘运河船上找到了工作，这条运河船将物品从俄亥俄州的克利夫兰运到宾夕法尼亚州的匹兹堡。