So in 1867 this company owned twelve ships, eight with paddle wheels and four with propellers.

到1867年，这家公司一共有十二艘船～八艘明轮的，四艘暗轮的。

Prisoners stepped on 24 spokes of a large paddle wheel.

囚犯踩在一个大桨轮的 24 个辐条上。

Its paddle wheels were churning the sea with perfect steadiness. It was then drawing 6.7 meters of water and displacing 6,624 cubic meters.

它的机轮在海中转动，完全正常。它当时的吃水深度是6米70厘米，排水量是6，685方米。

Such a leak could not be patched, and with its paddle wheels half swamped, the Scotia had no choice but to continue its voyage.

这样一个裂口是没法堵住的，斯各脱亚号尽管机轮有一半浸在水里，但也必须继续行驶。

In the suffocating cabin, maddened by the vibration of the metal plates and the unbearable stench of the mud stirred up by the paddle wheel, Meme lost track of the days.

在令人窒息的机舱里，金属板的震动和桨轮搅起的难闻的泥土恶臭让梅梅迷失了日子。