It 's the tide lifting all the boats .

它是撑起所有船只的潮水。

Those two black and white boats are hydrographic boats .

那两个黑白相间的船是水文测量船。

It was not the first time thevictorioushad encountered chinese boats .

这不是凯旋号第一次遭遇中国船只了。

In prosperous times a rising tide lifts all boats .

在繁荣时期，水涨船亦高。

A cheaper method would be to spray seawater into the air from boats .

更为廉价的方法是从船上向空中喷洒海水。