Manila hemp

but manila hemp is not really hemp.

但是马尼拉麻并不是麻类植物。

well, what you do is you extract these long fibers from the manila hemp plant, and then you take several of these fibers,

你需要做的是从马尼拉麻里抽出这些长纤维，然后从中拿出几缕，

the "manila" part of the name makes sense, because manila hemp is produced chiefly in the philippine islands and, of course, the capital city of the philippines is manila.

这名字中的“马尼拉”倒是说得过去，因为马尼拉麻主要产于菲律宾群岛，当然，菲律宾的首都是马尼拉。

they were moored with manila hemp ropes.

这些船用的是马尼拉麻绳。

in fact, by the early 1940s, even though steel cables were available, most ships in the united states navy were not moored with steel cables; they were moored with manila hemp ropes.

事实上，在20世纪40年代初期，尽管能买到钢丝绳，但是美国海军绝大多数的船停泊时用的不是钢丝绳，这些船用的是马尼拉麻绳。

manila paper: a strong, buff-coloured paper made from manila hemp, used for making folders, envelopes, etc

马尼拉纸：用马尼拉麻造的结实，浅啡色纸张.作档案夹，信封用。

Philippine plant having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.

菲律宾植物,叶柄生产马尼拉麻用来制绳和纸.

well, what you do is you extract these long fibers from the manila hemp plant,

你需要做的是从马尼拉麻里抽出这些长纤维，

mainly engaged in sisal, manila hemp, jute and other fibre processing complete sets of machinery and equipment development, design and manufacturing.

淮安市万德机械有限公司主要从事剑麻、马尼拉麻、黄麻等纤维加工成套机械设备的开发、设计与制造。

now, as fibers go, manila hemp fibers are very long.

现在，说到纤维，马尼拉麻纤维很长。

now, for some strange reason, many people believe that manila hemp is a hemp plant.

如今，因为某种奇怪的原因，很多人认为马尼拉麻是一种麻类植物。

a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. manila hemp.

一种强韧的纸张，或一种表面光滑的薄纸板，用马尼拉麻或类似树木的纤维制成。

on the other hand, plant products like manila hemp, you can drag through the ocean for weeks on end.

但是，像马尼拉麻这样的植物产品，你可以拖着它们穿过海洋好几个礼拜。

and this combination of characteristics-long, strong, flexible, resistant to salt water-makes manila hemp a great material for ropes,

正是这些长、结实、柔韧、抗咸水特征的组合让马尼拉麻成为绝好的绳索材料，

the "manila" part of the name makes sense, because manila hemp is produced chiefly in the philippine islands and,

这名字中的“马尼拉”倒是说得过去，因为马尼拉麻主要产于菲律宾群岛，