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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" c2 y1 |* J! H( A( S  j5 A
150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.$ c5 f/ D2 k2 T2 d( c6 r
        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
* g/ B! O4 K( ]# I9 X# {3 @6 Z5 d151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
6 v9 |$ k& D8 i3 F        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。
4 K8 }" @6 b5 w152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.7 ?( {1 E( T, q
        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。
2 C. J8 H2 M9 v& Q9 K" Z- X153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
5 @  Z, s6 i1 t/ B% U        当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,9 z3 k! m. C+ P2 L; Y) a
154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
  b% U( ?  o+ G8 E2 x) V& b: d: z' E        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成,
0 l6 l$ Z" _9 c5 {8 ?# d5 O155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
  e  \$ O9 g' V2 _+ A" R! |        即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。
5 C6 J! s0 W3 M156. 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 Y/ |1 l, Q+ J1 `/ ?$ H5 @$ F/ E
        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。
7 M0 L3 [& E# N& F+ @157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,0 ~0 i- g/ P# h
        “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% P/ L8 f8 O/ m158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
; E9 `) D4 s! G0 W7 u        突然,了望员发现一座冰山。
" q% r( }% _& s( L159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
' ^/ g* K( ?+ B1 z" F8 k        警报响过不久,巨轮急转弯,以避免与冰山正面相撞。
' r- V8 K/ H" a3 A& I160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.5 R1 G* {$ t8 K- A9 h  [
        “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。5 D6 I  |) m6 V) P
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
( y1 f5 ]. b, z        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。
( `3 h: V/ g" }162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.4 W) i/ G; ?/ V0 C" i: c' T
        由于这个声音非常轻,没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
. g& _- N* {$ @5 q+ a; K7 o6 M163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,; L$ ?; @$ y3 F5 y2 B$ N
        在下面,船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉,
9 v" _8 b0 M9 t1 H0 O! w164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!) ^1 V$ h6 _! a! ~2 F1 K) }  p
        16个密封舱已有5个进水。* p' \3 n9 D2 N. E* N
165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water." w0 T2 c5 d* o" k; ]' C: h! E
        于是,他发出弃船的命令,几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
2 C" h& p/ H- l166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
5 N) K) [; Z+ N/ n9 Z) k- |5 o        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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