The Old Duke had turned his back on the horns, cape thrown flamboyantly over one arm, while cheers rained down from the stands.

老公爵转身背对着号角，一只手臂上华丽地披着斗篷，而看台上的欢呼声如雨点般落下。

For the first time, the 50 mile long canal was a feet of engineering that cut more than 5,000 miles off the trip around South America's Cape Horn.

这条 50 英里长的运河工程首次将南美洲合恩角周围的行程缩短了 5,000 多英里。