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
" N! D: P3 u- J& o: d! ~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。
' J" Z$ [) ]) @" p( {6 {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.
        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。
7 U) a% s7 U" p4 R; V3 w153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
        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.
: C4 j! L+ s+ F# k' ~! r        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.
        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
: |7 N$ ?4 |% c4 L7 P156. 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 r3 H9 j& Z3 w5 J# o* T        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,
- L+ v4 G+ v% P        “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.
- u8 v2 f; {& N' M6 o1 F( J) D6 i1 F        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
; U( B1 G/ |# w" P( r159. 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.
# P1 h4 K) A& R: O; C- c        “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.
. F' n  r4 O# h  `1 T9 Y" b2 }        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.
1 S* O: r6 r* L5 o) N        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
4 S. B4 y! a' H+ U3 x3 R163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
        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。
- D# t$ g: b& }6 W8 z( c$ F165. 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。
& U5 V5 Z+ B  j4 G9 B" K4 x5 l166. 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。