A belaying pin is found too large to be easily inserted into its hole: the carpenter claps it into one of his ever ready vices, and straightway files it smaller.

如果发现一根系索栓太大，不容易插进栓孔，这木匠便会把它夹在一个常备的老虎钳里，径直把它锉小一些。

We belayed the fore down-haul; but the sail was split, and we hauled down the yard, and got the sail into the ship, and unbound all the things clear of it.

我们保护了前面的下行；但是帆裂开了，我们拖下院子，把帆放到船上，把所有东西都解开。