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 * 1) This is a steamer.
 * 2) That is a sailing-vessel.
 * 3) There is no wind today.
 * 4) How many passengers are there on board?
 * 5) Are there a thousand passengers?
 * 6) They are all Chinese.
 * 7) Where are they going to?
 * 8) They are going to Singapore.
 * 9) When shall we reach port?
 * 10) This vessel is very fast.
 * 11) How many li will it go in an hour?
 * 12) It will go over thirty li.
 * 13) This is the Captain.
 * 14) Steamers don't use seils.
 * 15) How much coal do you use per diem?
 * 16) This is according to the speed of the ship.
 * 17) If she goes fast, a great deal is used;
 * 18) If she goes slow, then a smaller quantity.
 * 19) Where is the chief officer?
 * 20) He is on deck.
 * 21) The sleeping-berths are here.
 * 22) Where is the saloon?
 * 23) How many passengers can this vessel take?
 * 24) Call the carpenter.
 * 25) Tell him to mend this door.
 * 26) It has no lock.
 * 27) The key has been lost.
 * 28) Make another one.
 * 29) At what time do you have dinner?
 * 30) How many sailors are there?
 * 31) Can you make way in a fog?
 * 32) We don't dare go fast in a fog.