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
* S1 s8 Q! I  e+ E. Y7 w/ \+ y) h150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
- E) Q7 ?& f% }' ~# v        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
. P: V# o2 ]+ u* T# Z151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
3 P8 e+ E) l) q! \, l' ^$ @        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.
        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。
" f' y2 H: k; t6 @% i153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
  k! O% S% l$ r7 r* Z+ _3 }        当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，
. k6 g9 D# P' m  i154. 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，
2 I  s! p. Q4 _# Y$ I7 @155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
* u( M1 G! N: O3 o156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
! i: P6 j8 W1 G        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。
1 X$ V+ w, y2 ]' w0 ^9 S158. 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.
) ]0 }: [; n7 q) B; F        警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。
, H# r* C4 a. m3 c( `% o) O5 N/ [160. 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.
4 t, _3 [4 B4 D        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.
  s: I6 Y; D6 f- r( b0 V        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! Y' d/ Q2 T% Y8 m- _5 }: B$ w+ c        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
/ H$ I: X; [. Z( l+ \164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
( Z: v  @# l8 W" a4 @: q8 r2 e" y) D165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
" i8 y# Z+ _4 n        于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
: E/ l/ N1 u5 S( K; u7 Z1 B166. 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。