So whenever they'd launch a big ship, they would invite some dignitary up from London on the train to make a speech, break a bottle of champagne over the bows, launch it down the slipway into the river and out to sea.
每当有船首次起航， 他们就会邀请伦敦的名人搭火车来致词， 在般首击碎香槟后， 沿下水坡道让船入河出海。