We were sailing southward.是什么意思？

We were sailing southward.

我们正向南航行.

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

Sailing

n. 帆船运动，（乘帆船的）航行，（轮船的）航班；v. 驾驶( sail的现在分词)，起航，坐船旅行，掠；adj. 航行的；

例句
He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point...
他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。

southward

adv.& adj. 向南方（的）；

例句
The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.
急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和西斯潘尼奥拉号一起冲向南方.