Then the cannons of the anchored warships thundered a salute to which the Vasa fired in reply.

anchor ^{v. [I, T] 抛锚；下锚}

• We anchored (our boat) near / close to the shore. ^{我们将船停泊在岸边。}
• Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful hand-made silver-ware. 
• She anchored the evening news for seven years. ^{她主持了七年晚间新闻报道。}
• The ship was anchored off shore. ^{船停泊在离岸不远的地方。}
• We anchored off the coast of Spain. ^{我们在西班牙沿海抛锚停泊。}
• Her novels are anchored in everyday experience. ^{她的小说取材自日常生活经验。}

salute ^{n.an official occasion when guns are fired into the air to show respect 鸣礼炮致敬}

• Bands played, and there was a 21-gun salute.
• The soldier gave a salute, and the officer returned it. ^{士兵敬礼，军官回礼。}

fire / thunder a salute ^{鸣礼炮致敬}

• fire a salute of ten guns
• Then the cannons of the anchored warships thundered a salute to which the Vasa fired (a salute) in reply.
• The captain ordered his men to fire a salute. ^{船长命令部下鸣放礼炮。}

The sentry gave us a salute to which we waved in reply. ^{哨兵向我们敬礼，我们挥手还礼。}

As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold of her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.

drift ^{v. to move slowly on water or in the air 漂流，飘移}

• The boat drifted down the river. ^{船顺河漂流而下。}
• Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town.
• Before long, the noise dropped completely, and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

cloud ^{n.a large amount of smoke, dust, steam, etc. in the air 烟云，烟尘}

• The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
• A cloud of gas leaked from the factory. ^{工厂泄漏出一团气体。}

churn (up) ^{v.if water, mud etc churns, or if something churns it, it moves about violently (使)翻滚，翻腾，汹涌奔腾}

• The ship’s propellers churned the waves. ^{船的螺旋桨将海浪搅成泡沫。}
• The water churned beneath the huge ship / to foam beneath her bow.
• The sea was churned up by heavy winds.

foam ^{n. [U] a mass of very small air bubbles on the surface of a liquid 泡沫}

• a glass of beer with a good head of foam
• The breaking waves left the beach covered with foam. 
• The ship's propeller churned the waves to foam.
• The wind howled and churned up the water into swirling foam.
• Beer had a thick head of foam. ^{啤酒上有一层厚厚的泡沫。}

pennant ^{n. long narrow flag tapering to a point, used on a ship for signaling or as identification （船上用作信号或识别标志的）长三角旗}

• Pennants waving adorned the Vasa. ^{飘扬的三角旗装饰着瓦萨号。}
• The ship flew a bright pennant. ^{船上挂着一面鲜艳的三角旗。}
• Pennants signaled the fleet’s identity. ^{三角旗标志着舰队的身份。}

fill ^{v. become full 充满}

• Sails filling in the breeze powered the Vasa. ^{帆在微风中鼓满，驱动瓦萨号。}
• The hall soon filled with guests quickly. ^{大厅很快挤满了客人。}
• The sails filled with wind at dawn. ^{黎明时帆被风鼓满。}

superstructure ^{n. the structural part of a ship above the main deck 甲板上部结构，船楼}

• Her superstructure was ablaze with color. ^{她的上层结构色彩鲜艳。}
• The ship’s superstructure housed officers. ^{船的上层结构为军官提供住所。}
• Damage to the superstructure was minimal. ^{上层结构的损坏很小。}

All gun-ports were open and the muzzles peeped wickedly from them.

gunport / gun-port ^{n.战舰上的炮门，炮眼;炮门;射击孔}

• Gun-ports lined the ship’s sides. ^{炮门排列在船的两侧。}
• Cannons fired through the gun-ports. ^{大炮通过炮门发射。}

muzzle ^{n.open end of a firearm, out of which the bullets, etc come 枪口，炮口}

• Muzzles peeped from the gun-ports. ^{炮口从炮门中探出。}
• The cannon’s muzzle was polished. ^{大炮的炮口被擦得锃亮。}
• Smoke poured from the muzzle. ^{炮口冒出浓烟。}

peep ^{v.to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening 窥视，窥探}

• We caught her peeping through the keyhole.
• Eyes peeped from behind the curtain. ^{眼睛从窗帘后偷偷窥视。}