The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going.
这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。
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Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.
