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: Phambi kwento ebizwa ngokuba lixesha lobunzima kwi-oyile kwakusoloko kubizwa okanye kuthethwa nge- nqanawa yokuthutha ipetroyile yezigidi, eyathi ngexesha elilodwa yalindelwa ukuba isebenze ekupheleni kwale inkulungwane.

A: Before the so-called oil crisis there was frequent mention of the "million-ton" tanker, which at one time was expected to enter service by the end of this century.
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Q: Neyiphina kwezi ntambo zocingo ukuba itsalelwe ngaphambili enqanaweni okanye ngemva, iyakusebenza njengesipringi.

A: If either of these hawsers is led ahead or astern it will act as a spring.
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Q: le ibandakanyo, ngokuthe ngqo ipleyiti ethe ngqo enokususwa kwisiqhubi esijikelezileyo ukulawula ahambayo amanzi.

A:
This consists of a pair of vertical plates that can be moved around the propeller of a boat so as to control the flow of water from it.
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