The apparatus used to hoist and transfer cargo or lifeboats .

车用于搬运或提升货物或救生船的。

Before the titanic sank , the windows were opened , probably to load lifeboats .

在塔坦尼克号沉没前，窗户是打开的，也许放了救生艇。

When everyone 's running for the lifeboats , who 's going to care ?

大家都顾着自己逃命了谁还管别人？

Investors should prepare to man the lifeboats .

投资者应当为跳上救生艇做好准备。

Moreover , the passage of time changed what regulators and shipowners saw as the purpose of lifeboats .

此外，时代的变化也改变了监管机构和船东对救生艇用途的看法。