instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
Iit is better to lose both anchors, if this will avert a collision, than to save one and suffer a collision.
answer:
Kubhetele ukulahlekelwa zi-ankile zombini ukuba izakwenza ukugqubana kokugcina libe linye.


question:
These were apparently identical except for their funnels.
answer:
Ezi ngokucacileyo zazifana ngaphandle nje kweefanela zazo .


question:
As the ship approaches a bend in a canal or river there will be a tendency for the bows to smell the ground on the outer bank.
answer:

Njengokuba inqanawa isondela kwigophe emjelweni okanye emlanjeni kubakho isiqhelo sokuba isiphelo somphambili sigudle umhlaba kwicala kudonga olungaphandle.