你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段中文网络小说的句子,其中可能存在指代不明或语法缺失的情况.你的任务是将句子准确翻译成英文,明确指代对象并进行替换,补全缺失的语法或内容,确保译文正确传达原文的意思.
文本:自己虽然不懂水性，但有竹篙借力，进可攻退可守，实在不行一个翻身就能回到船上；所以他毫无顾忌，竹篙出手之后人随即落下，迎面一道水箭射来，刘大人衣袖一拂，顿时扫到一边，这一来轻易试出对方功力不高，更加放心的落下；但哪里知道临近水面的时候，两眼一扫，刚刚还在眼前闪现的竹篙头部，居然巳经没有了踪迹！
翻译:
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Although he doesn’t know how to swim, he can still attack, retreat, and defend with the aid of the bamboo pole. When the water arrow shot out at him, Lord Liu waved his sleeves and immediately swept it to one side. This revealed that his counterpart’s skill is not high, and became even more relieved. But when he neared the water, he discovered that the bamboo pole head that was recently just in front of him had unexpectedly disappeared!
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