There must be some way to put my mind to good use.
总会有办法让我发挥才智。
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
对于一只漫无目标的船来说,不论什么方向的风都是逆风。
As a shipbuilder, Cockerell was trying to find a solution to the problem of the wave resistance which wastes a good deal of a surface ship's power and limits its speed.