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.

[EX 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.
[EX 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.

[EX Q]: Amazantsi afakelwe kwisiseko senqanawa, apho andela ngaphandle nangaphakathi kwidekhi engasentla, kwaye xa edibene nezide, enza eyona nkxaso ingundoqo yesigqumo seqokobhe.
[EX A]: Their lower ends are secured to the keel, whence they extend outwards and upwards to the upper deck, and, with the longitudinals, form the main support of the shell plating .

[EX Q]: Le blocko iineqokobhe elingamakhuni neendawana zemethali, kwaye yumthunjaxesha langoku yebloko zekhuni
[EX A]:
This block has a shell partly of wood and partly of metal, and is the modern type of wooden block.