Stuart glanced behind him. There came the sloop, boiling along fast, rolling up a bow wave and gaining steadily.

他又朝后面看了看，发现开过来一艘单桅船，她的船头在浪花里剧烈地摆动着。

The mound lifted in front, dusting away like a bow wave in water.

土墩在前面升起，像水中的弓浪一样扬起灰尘。

On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.

当它们偶尔把一个失去知觉的人推到岸边时，更大的可能是出于好奇或游戏，就像它们追逐被船首犁开的浪花一样。