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
6 z; {6 I- I2 ?3 S: F' h150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
+ U* p0 |0 a) v6 N0 A# o( Z        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
, f9 C- Z( \& }- U151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。
' ?( n7 g. e  x% c! M% C. O0 |152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
        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。
9 e3 Q' u0 [! \. @0 E3 s! a" d153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
% w. w; x# N  R. d* `( a        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.
" U7 C; J9 h$ |. S7 |        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.
# C9 r, M  `7 ]8 N; W        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
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.
! l$ t- f* `5 A- Z. s2 a        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。
* M2 v" s# F( f# k+ }& a' ^157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
1 S& I' x6 e* k2 P* e        “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。
3 z- f$ Q7 w7 w# x: a% v- `) G* _158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
4 p. X0 Q) F5 Q# R  u        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
- N& v6 V- ~- h* R- S159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
        警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。
0 }  x: u* h! o: _* d160. 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。
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
% B( {) Z. t; D; Z( \: ]: W+ y5 ?        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。
162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
# C3 A6 a# {+ l) P; k4 y        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
" i* F5 D( |& w0 s5 b        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!
        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
9 U2 |, U" \* J& S5 Z. F165. 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。
) m  v9 \# \1 `( S9 u$ f166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。