立彬の日本語
そのボートは浸水し始めてまもなく沈んだ。
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The boat began to take in water and soon sank.
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その， そん， 其の
1. that, the
2. part (as in "part two")
3. um ..., er ..., uh ...
那个；部分（如“第二部分”）
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浸水， しんすい
1. inundation, submersion, flood
淹没、洪水泛滥、洪水冲刷
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し始める， 為始める， 仕始める， しはじめる
1. to begin (doing), to start (doing)
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まもなく， 間もなく， 間も無く
1. soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while
2. having no time to ..., with no time to ...
很快、不久、不久之后、在短时间内、过一会儿
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沈む， しずむ
1. to sink, to go under, to submerge
2. to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend
3. to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
下沉，沉没，淹没；感到沮丧，变得低落，变得阴郁
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题