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 .

但因为有数百艘船从大型运煤船到捕鱼的小舢板不停地穿越轮渡航线，横跨两岸的旅程令人生畏，即使在周末交通稀疏时也是如此。