In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Q: Ushunqulelo oluphakathi kwintsontelo yentsimbi.

A: Shortening-in cable.
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Q: Imibhobho neentambo ziyabotshelelwa kwinqanawa naselunxwemeni lukunqanda ukungena kwamanzi anetyuwa, kunxibelelwano lombane, nemfono-mfono.

A: The hoses and cables are connected between ship and shore to provide fresh and salt water, electricity, telephonic communication and earthing arrangements.
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Q: Ngonyaka ka1977, kwakukho iinqanawa ezingaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu ezinobunzi obuminzi obungaphezulu kwe sibini sinesiqingathu zamawaka eetoni ezinokuthwalwa kwaye zithulwe ngokwenqanawa eziqhutywa ekuqaleni kohambo ngenqanawa kwaye zithulwe ekugqibileni kwalo.

A:
By 1977 there were, however, more than 500 ships with a deadweight capacity of more than 2.3 million tons that can be loaded and unloaded by roll-on/roll-off methods.
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