When we built her, no one had ever made it solo nonstop around the world in one, though many had tried, but whilst we built her, a Frenchman took a boat 25 percent bigger than her and not only did he make it, but he took the record from 93 days right down to 72.
我们造她的时候， 还没人能够不停站地独自 环球航行， 尽管很多人试过了， 但我们造她的同时，一个法国人用了 一艘比它的体积大25%的船， 他不仅成功完成了航行， 而且把记录从93天 降到了72天。