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
( f; \4 R7 b; ^2 s& F8 F9 X# w" y150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
) v  G! p- r7 ]8 V6 Q6 E        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
; m% F, C( |/ y; ^* b151. 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。
% ]  ~2 H" m& X+ g152. 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。
" a5 S% @' s5 n3 b  \7 i153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
  }: D" @# X+ X  Z        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.
+ ]  A# j: d% g6 j        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.
, ^, B6 m4 N& u3 E5 D$ W        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
. e6 u$ |+ ^9 L$ u% M3 K156. 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。
1 v+ M* U5 j; c7 ?) V157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
        “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。
. W9 ?- D; Y7 J1 Z$ E# E$ x158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
6 b/ ^" o/ x0 o8 X9 w        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
: n$ Z2 Q! l( W; }0 N3 S/ D  J% {159. 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。
9 i# I/ D/ o( o3 W0 }& b160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
/ J+ Y+ c) \& P+ o( T1 m        “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。
$ x9 x4 a5 K1 v6 e8 |; _& C# K161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
* Q1 O5 `. Q" @9 |0 |' o        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.
        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
8 M2 }) q5 j  d3 z- F/ }) j+ l" I163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
9 T) w- K: v- ]4 o        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
. l; s' `1 f3 @) p. W164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
# u( a( P" |% W$ w& _# w; W, g6 G        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
% D  g, l' K0 p" Y; W165. 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.
+ ~2 ?: t) S. g4 E1 L5 y        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。