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
# [# S$ |( T6 ]' [0 Y150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
* ~) E; {2 k  P3 @% `        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.
& y/ W3 @8 j( C+ z7 U9 I* f/ w        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。
8 y) v( U) Z2 o8 M7 q3 g. [5 Q4 Z153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
7 k# @' F3 h2 l        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.
6 v2 z- y1 D8 K: m        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.
) k5 W+ S& y& d, n6 G! f  G; K: m; s        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
6 E/ N8 }2 k+ k2 f, A0 p  K* q156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
5 a- b4 J/ g  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,
3 U6 b2 _* V$ d6 ?9 A        “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。
2 l% K1 e/ R2 T4 |+ d2 |: w' t158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
8 d) U# Y( ~4 W. L  Y! G0 Z        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
4 K# }  N: K+ I5 c8 a159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
6 [) r. n1 t2 M/ U1 |$ R3 [+ j; M        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.
; q. z/ |+ i6 a# |        “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。
% F2 k; D1 }- T/ i% d$ Y  H161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
; w5 g$ s  O' S- G" C; S! }5 k        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.
        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
' w0 g+ Z  f, E6 w( I6 l163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
1 E( m$ A4 I" ?        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
) a$ v- T7 D; F, J4 e( ]164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
2 d9 z, c3 Y  j( ]        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.
/ V6 w4 t3 Y6 B" }        于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
: v9 ^, h& g9 l& U. f: r* C# _        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。