So when tugs on the river threatened to dirty the clippers 'white sails with their black smoke, one might often see the clippers' irate crews threaten to pour a bucket of water down the tugs 'little funnels.
河港裡於是常見拖曳船向上威脅要染黑飛翦雪白的帆，船上水手則揚言要在他們小頭小臉的小煙囪裡倒一桶水，澆熄它喋喋不休的引擎。