"小船" (xiǎo chuán) 在英文里叫做 "small boat"，写作 "small boat" 或者 "little boat"。
"Boat" 是英语中的船的意思，来自古英语中的 "bat"，最初来自古德语 "Boot" , 意为 船只。
举例:
We took a small boat out to the island.
(我们坐小船去了岛屿。)
The little boat bobbed up and down in the waves.
(小船在海浪中上下晃动)
I like to go fishing in my small boat.
(我喜欢在我的小船里钓鱼)
另外, 小船也可以用其他方式表达,如
Canoe
Kayak
Dinghy
Skiff
Tender
举例:
He paddled the canoe across the lake.
(他用木桨划着独木舟横渡湖面。)
They went kayaking in the river.
(他们在河里划皮艇。)
The dinghy was used to take them to the larger boat.
(小艇用来把他们送到大船上。)