Overhead he suddenly heard a noise as of thunder, distant but continuous. It was the rumbling of vehicles.

他忽然听到头上有雷鸣样的响声，距离很远，但连续不断，这原来是车辆的滚动声。

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A high sea was raging and dashing its huge, slow, foamy waves along the coast with the rumbling sound of thunder.

大海波涛汹涌，把迟缓而泛着泡沫的巨浪拍打到海岸线上，发出雷鸣般的轰隆声。

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Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.

当物口、压舱物、弹药和400个人轰地一声滑向陡斜的左舷时，岸上的观众听到了雷鸣般的轰响。

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