翻船

sōng kāi dà fān bù rán wǒ men huì fān chuán de

松开大帆，不然我们会翻船的。

Ease the large sail out or we shall be blown over!

guā qiáng fēng de shí hou yào shōu suō chuán fān yǐ fáng fān chuán

刮强风的时候，要收缩船帆，以防翻船。

When a strong wind blows up, the sails have to be reefed in to prevent the boat from capsizing.

zì cóng nà lìng rén nán wàng de fān chuán zhī yè yǐ hòu zài méi yǒu jiàn dào tā men

自从那令人难忘的翻船之夜以后，再没有见到他们。

I haven't seen them since that memorable evening when the boat capsized.

duó kuí hū shēng zuì gāo de běi jīng duì zài bàn jué sài li fān chuán

夺魁呼声最高的北京队在半决赛里翻船。

The Beijing Team, which was most favoured for the championship, lost in the semi-finals.