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
$ z4 N2 \# h6 P6 r  b2 _% H8 [150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
0 l% H! ]' F2 W  X        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
% e3 q# v; [, D/ o. P3 |5 }* h        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。
152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
. e: a$ r. u2 w+ _0 b        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。
' p8 S5 @6 o% W) J% {153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
! b" S& I7 k2 ]: |" [3 n% J        当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，
154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，
155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
7 ^+ z( r/ r: A  r: e, k        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
" Z4 N. Y" J9 X* Z- R156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
        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。
0 @: I7 {8 s& r/ }9 e. j157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
! e, P; M% n/ Z& j  U9 t        “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。
' [- Y% K" O5 X9 M% S158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
. y  u, m# @1 D6 G6 K2 o& c! V, P2 X        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
  f+ J) v" ]! h  y! p159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
3 \5 ?: f& z! Y3 i, `$ n        警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。
  W. K3 f7 @! B# k# G  @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.
        “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。
* K" K4 @! n$ i9 y161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
1 K: Z0 C% E; k4 J) E        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。
* b0 U2 r& ~3 k3 a" f' `9 [9 d162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
; U) V+ `' a. R0 _% o5 a163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
2 }  X! Y* w! j; z        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
+ ?4 P8 w3 s5 G! D: J: L165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
        于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
: ~1 L8 g( f: r+ w$ t7 o4 `        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。