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
4 ^$ N, ]* a# k! e2 z: {9 p9 `150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
        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.
        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.
/ Y' p0 J! b! N, M        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。
1 A% |( _) Y  E8 n* i8 r* a153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
        当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，
3 ?* N* m$ P6 V& n154. 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.
( H. |, R7 q5 _* S1 a  S        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
$ |2 p/ Y. A# J, i8 W156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
0 V) k' E. k4 }        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。
: c; w0 R  G! x5 D7 |" b1 D% p0 |& T% W4 q157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
- d5 ~8 K' d& V% L2 y        “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。
8 P6 Z5 C9 `7 Q5 W158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
' {( T. _! I) A5 w5 r) T: j        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
9 o) }- Z) b8 _* U159. 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。
% z: f/ h+ E  O4 n6 f0 o( F160. 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。
* r5 P- E( C; A: k6 z* w5 T161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
8 }; |* X4 N; R! Q( G" k) G3 L        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。
, I$ _: G! u' r/ C; ?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。
7 U! j- X! S7 I. b163. 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，
) g, J' f. g* I6 y0 [5 y! I164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
165. 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。
3 p0 ?: s! H0 J& y% q166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
6 c8 z$ W, _/ ^& X: L! {; Z& s        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。