Arriving within a few cable lengths of the cetacean, our longboat slowed down, and the sculls dipped noiselessly into the tranquil waters.

到了距离这鲸科动物还有几盲米远，小艇就慢慢地走，奖没有息地放到平静水中去。

China also made a breakthrough in rowing, as the women's quadruple sculls crew won the country's first Olympic rowing gold medal in 13 years.

中国赛艇方面也取得了突破，女子四人双桨赢得了13来首枚奥运赛艇金牌。