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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
8 t+ V) }7 U5 Z150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.  Q' t9 W/ e* e/ F4 r  G9 C0 I
        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。: ?1 F- C) ^% B6 T& g2 x% n
151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891." U- O" \: H$ B9 z# H4 t  L
        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。' W7 s( j$ ]) X  k$ m$ c# ]
152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.$ k, g9 ^) t- 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。
) h5 q: y6 @, I4 H9 G! y0 e153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
3 w7 v6 _' C# i* U4 G        当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,
8 R7 X4 f& `/ w" ?, d6 |8 L/ O154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.; l; `( S1 w7 ]+ _9 {, ^. v0 w
        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成,
& R. K7 [$ E, h6 P155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
5 E) Z4 A. K7 e# c& z6 J! w7 v        即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。% v' V6 L: V) T8 o+ B
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.
+ Q" \3 f5 X" o' A1 j8 c7 Q8 e8 V        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。; S% U6 R9 C. d. |3 l
157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,; ~5 F; n& ]/ H! N8 L% _
        “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。
/ U/ G, ?0 Z) }158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.; `0 V+ m* r1 u- P: T4 ^9 g
        突然,了望员发现一座冰山。9 q% [5 L( O+ U2 c2 ~
159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.5 i( D7 h* _; D9 i
        警报响过不久,巨轮急转弯,以避免与冰山正面相撞。1 ~+ B7 n! D/ l- r. Q% T. p
160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
# f; y. I" k. A" H1 H, t. w1 _        “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。/ n" _! b  L" m( p; N/ j) A" I
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.5 b. H, J2 @; ~, o- Z2 ^
        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。$ s& E5 ^9 K+ i/ m  H/ X, i& P2 A
162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.9 {; k3 M* T% @; z' E8 v5 `8 q
        由于这个声音非常轻,没人会想到船身已遭损坏。/ O- j! ]1 A$ p; ~" M/ Z( F$ a
163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
2 p3 s2 }6 I4 j* F8 d9 t        在下面,船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉,* n+ i( v8 h. X8 R4 J
164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
1 v9 S: a4 m0 J. ]! Y. W0 n( b        16个密封舱已有5个进水。3 D+ l/ o6 @* w& S
165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
3 U# q$ g- P( `4 A        于是,他发出弃船的命令,几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。. Q0 H7 \, F) U# W' r
166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
8 V/ _3 k6 s* P6 K5 H/ c! m        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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