什麼是舢舨?

什麼是舢舨?

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舢舨 (Sampan)，或稱 三舨，外文也有 sānbăn，shānbăn 之稱。舢舨是一種水上運輸交通工具，它是一隻平底的小木船，只出現於近岸往來交通運輸、垂釣等。舢舨是不適合遠洋航行，因為它經不起大風大浪的環境。所以廣東俗語所說: 「舢舨不可冒充炮艇」。
舢舨常見於東南亞平民化的漁民地區，例如馬來西亞、印尼、越南、台南、南丫島、大澳等漁村。
A sampan (舢舨) is a relatively flat bottomed Chinese wooden boat from twelve to fifteen feet long. Some sampans include a small shelter on board, and may be used as a permanent habitation on inland waters. Sampans are generally used for fishing or transportation, in coastal areas or rivers. It is unusual for a sampan to sail far from land as they do not have the means to survive rough weather.
The term sampan literally means three planks in Cantonese language, it is derived from the words Sam (three) and pan (plank). [1]
Sampans are still in use by rural residents of Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Sampans may be propelled by oars or may be fitted with outboard motors. These motors may be powered by petrol. However, not all outboard motors are petrol powered (such as the electric motors used in a Malaysian firefly sanctuary, as petrol fumes are toxic to fireflies.)

做得很好，有中英對照，不懂中或英的人也看得懂。