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.

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.
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.

Imizamo yekusondela kumeya ehlayo okanye ngolwandle olulandelayo phantse rhoqo ibanye ungquzulwano.
An attempt to approach downwind or with a following sea nearly always results in a collision.

Intloko ingaphezu komphetho wesine samacala esikhephe.

The head is the upper edge of a four-sided sail.