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课文10 “泰坦尼克”号的沉没

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课文10  “泰坦尼克”号的沉没
7 o( I( t) c  F6 D2 e- W7 j150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.. n! L9 a- T5 P; [) m
        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。# N6 _- Q% H1 U# Q# ^5 c' y
151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
& f& I. k4 M- [* D# m1 N  x1 S4 S        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。+ W& e- L; k% u. S6 Q( P
152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
/ n3 l5 a$ I  \        却使用现代标准来衡量,45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。7 z/ z) K' v1 u' A  X9 n9 Y
153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
: k; h4 v0 v7 y1 ~        当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,* o* f3 f6 {& [' l% P8 w
154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
: K  D# Y) x. r' [/ Q        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成,
8 f! k; S; [7 X2 Y1 Z155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
' d* ]& x9 @. j+ w8 x. g        即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。+ L: R0 D6 L  o1 t  p( T/ {
156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.3 F: v! `+ Y5 `) B+ u
        然而,这艘巨轮首航就下沉,造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。8 J: P+ Y* D7 _; u' Z
157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
5 J+ ~" F9 P* H$ O        “泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天,它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。
4 H; c" d; R5 A158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout." Q5 F; H: h9 }! J! F9 T
        突然,了望员发现一座冰山。  z! r2 i. G7 P- c) ]- e
159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision." O2 Q8 g! ]0 s& w
        警报响过不久,巨轮急转弯,以避免与冰山正面相撞。
' }1 D4 v$ W7 F* I4 s160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
6 g$ p8 }) Z2 m9 [/ }        “泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时,紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。% S' J" p* @) P1 [
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
, p" t$ }0 _$ A# l) T* U        突然,从船舱下部传来一声微颤音,船长走下船舱去查看究竟。& Z1 T$ c+ p* J( F" ~- `
162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
5 `( @9 t2 p# \8 Y# @        由于这个声音非常轻,没人会想到船身已遭损坏。) W9 N" a- H% d/ `9 v9 G
163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
8 t* N# Q$ V6 n% B8 _& ?9 s        在下面,船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉,$ p1 u5 M% [' I/ X
164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
7 l0 R$ C9 x: W$ m& y6 ~        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
- a8 }0 K5 y. b! x: H165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
8 o. q$ F) E; w' `$ m) Z* u- v        于是,他发出弃船的命令,几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。8 K: I7 o6 F& D9 a3 [. M
166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
( ^; Z5 g3 k5 u) n3 v: u6 |4 T  Q        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客,结果,1,500 人丧生。
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