Coaling a ship is a dirty job .

给轮船装煤是很脏的活.

Besides offering an alternative route for energy supplies , such new ports will be the 21st-century equivalent of 19th-century british coaling stations for china 's budding maritime empire spanning the indian ocean .

除了为能源供应提供一条替代路线之外，这些二十一世纪的新港，足以与19世纪英国为崭露头角的、横跨印度洋的海洋帝国中国修建的装煤港等量齐观。

British interests in the area which would later become south yemen , began to grow when in 1832 , british east india company forces captured the port of aden , to provide a coaling station for ships en route to india .

1832年，英国开始对这个地区即以后的南也门产生了兴趣，英国东印度公司势力控制了亚丁湾，将其作为到印度的运煤船只的转站。