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
. B2 _) ]# U' P1 x150. 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.
. w! M; l) }. x- ~- Q) v5 k/ {, E        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。
153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
% {' k0 T' @- 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.
- h5 H# A3 O. K" Q9 M- Y        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，
4 Y: U. ~3 }6 C0 I' C3 T' e+ D, G155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
# Y) x8 [6 c2 T# M- R8 K( w3 y5 p        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.
" Z0 @2 U. M  H3 B0 V        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。
157. 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。
, K! {3 T5 i$ f" ]0 q9 V3 u5 V158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
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。
% O' }. i) M# n) k$ L6 o6 O160. 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.
        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。
- L' _+ v) O* {: k7 J# p162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
: ?; D9 u8 S7 x# {& x8 ^        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
4 V* \, F8 J3 C* D( A, z163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
- g$ X9 j  I$ R. m4 @- h" O' x  {        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
% _) ]4 r& W/ D' G& ?/ T  e164. 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.
2 z5 c6 `. X, T, s        于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
4 @! b) s( Q3 V6 c166. 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。