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# harbor was not easy to spend the winter in
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You can make explicit why it was not easy to stay in the harbor. AT: "harbor did not sufficiently protect docked ships during winter storms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# harbor
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a place near land that is usually safe for ships
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# city of Phoenix
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Phoenix is a city port on the south coast of Crete. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# to spend the winter there
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This speaks about the season of winter as if it were a commodity that someone can spend. AT: "to stay there for the cold season" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# it faces northeast and southeast
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Some versions say "it faces northwest and southwest." The sailors wanted to go to a place where they would be safe from the wind.
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# northeast and southeast
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These directions are based on the rising and setting sun. Northeast is a little to the left of the rising sun. Southeast is a little to the right of the rising sun.
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# weighed anchor
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Here "weighed" means to pull out of the water. An anchor is a heavy object attached to a rope that is secured to the boat. The anchor is tossed into the water and sinks to the bottom of the sea keeping the ship from drifting about. |