When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

他们吃饱了，就把船上的麦子抛在海里，为要叫船轻一点。

The operation to free the Ever Give succeeded using only the tugboats and other heavy equipment. Canal officials did not have to lighten the ship by removing its 20,000 containers.

成功解救长赐号的行动只用到了拖船和其它重型设备。运河官员并未被迫卸下2万个集装箱来减轻船体的重量。