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
/ G: G; h1 z2 a6 d6 U: L! [& V- F150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
  e3 P% C: C2 u$ [- 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。
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。
& _  e9 }( `' x+ d; `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。
153. 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，
/ k9 L; K* k' B8 [1 j, j. P9 q/ t* ~154. 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，
) S- I+ K$ l, H5 W3 g! j155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
: H" w. ]8 e) K" Z/ d+ |1 l        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
. A8 a7 u: E& C156. 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 h. P) z0 s3 r1 L8 b        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。
% v. y4 o$ |' ]/ |- T$ `" }) J' K158. 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。
8 r/ W. n' p5 _# R160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
& W* \- b7 r7 o3 p  Q        “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。
0 i; U. W6 U6 a6 c+ q3 `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。
$ L7 W& @0 R1 h163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
) i, J# l0 p- @& L9 L        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!
! K2 Q, X: s( o' B; t: R        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
/ L- I) n6 d2 K, e+ H165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
8 M; A/ h1 e, P% ^2 K7 x. ?        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.
3 \$ F, ~+ P. G. ?/ P4 x8 N. {4 v# a        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。