Pirate mother ships now face pre-emptive boarding and skiffs are destroyed rather than ordered home as happened in the past .
海盗的母船现在面临先发制人的上船检查，而小艇通常被直接摧毁，而不像过去一样只是被要求离开。
As twilight drew on , the ferryboat went back to her accustomed business and the skiffs disappeared .
天色向晚，渡船又回到镇口摆渡去了，其余的小船也不见了。
The skiffs you have acquired on the course should stand you in good stead .
你在这门课中所学到的技能应该对你有用。
There were a great many skiffs rowing about or floating with the stream in the neighborhood of the ferryboat , but the boys could not determine what the men in them were doing .
另外有好多小船在渡船附近划动，漂来漂去，可孩子们却吃不准船上的人在干什么。
But with hundreds of ships ranging from giant coal carriers to tiny fishing skiffs powering across the ferry 's path , the trip is a frightening one , even during a weekend lull in traffic .
