About 400 years ago a ship’s speed was measured with a log tied to a knotted rope. The sailors threw the log overboard, and counted how many knots unwound as the ship moved forward. They used a sandglass to time it accurately. Sailors still masure a ship’s speed in knots today. One knot is just under two kilometers an hour.
1.load:负载,负荷
2.rope:绳,绳索
3.knotted:打结的;多节的
4.unwound[ʌnˈwaʊnd]:松散的;未卷绕的
5.sandglass:沙漏
6.knot:节
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