The oarsman found that the he had to pull against the tide. In the meantime the oiler and the correspondent rowed.
划桨者发现他必须逆水划船。与此同时，加油工和记者划着船。

I rowed once around the down-stairs, avoiding the mess of timbers in the hall where the terrible accident had occurred.
我在楼下划了一圈，绕开门厅头天晚上掉下来的乱七八糟的木料。

One day, we went to distribute sample booklets by the lakeside, and we rowed a boat to various parts of the shore to find people with affinity.
有一天，我们到湖边发样书，划船至每一个岸边赠送有缘人。