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Hi Joon — I'm Zhou Ning, a pharmacist in Hangzhou. You wrote that you check the first ferry before sunrise. What do you actually check first?

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The engine-room floor. I look for a drop of oil or water that was not there yesterday. Then I check the ropes and start the engine long enough to hear whether it sounds normal. It takes about twenty minutes when nothing is wrong.

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翻訳を生成中です。完了まで原文を表示しています。

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You said you listen to the engine. After twenty-two years, what can you hear that I probably couldn't?

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A loose belt makes a quick slap. A tired bearing has a low rough sound that follows the speed. But the main habit is simpler: listen before touching anything. The sound usually tells you where to begin.

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