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
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。
. N$ {0 u1 \2 W9 p! O7 y9 I+ L152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
0 L+ R- X# |9 n; r) @9 j9 p/ V        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,
7 c) z5 J$ ^0 L! \% i5 `5 e$ S        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.
* f; R1 f8 a: m0 ^" g# d. c- {        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，
4 ?8 P7 i0 l- o6 n2 {" ~155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
% K! R0 G1 e5 v, a6 x0 s        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.
4 a( C8 Y. e; t% 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。
% T2 R' m, A- u- u: E3 ?# Z0 ]+ \157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
4 q+ y" Q1 U0 a% l        “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。
158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
. n# K$ w1 T6 d159. 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。
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.
( ]; K% D% B8 `$ Y        “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。
2 [# ^; E6 t' _: V& `& J161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
% V- N- e# Z2 c& S' W% q        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.
9 b0 S5 v' r  Q, J        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
6 E& L; q% G$ Z, y163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
2 B3 f, ]( C  N9 |        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
164. 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。
% f2 `2 `) X: F# 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。