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
8 t/ ~' a$ k2 `/ N) c+ E150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
! T6 g- z0 @& K) U        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。
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。
' w+ V% k( ~+ t8 }& L$ E153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
( y# q0 _8 z9 t        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 e0 s0 t/ u- A' S        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，
9 S3 v* }. }& m* W2 ~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 H) y& U) F- K4 }& k156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
. t& n) q( O9 Q2 K4 M        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。
( L" @6 N' a  H$ h. f& f, L157. 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。
! Y3 Q* n4 P! b158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
( ^+ A. r" Q8 {) w' ^' h159. 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。
( i1 H( {+ B- C+ U7 k160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
4 ^: C4 B4 K! h' ?8 j$ a% n        “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.
2 E: J( A: H& a$ X* {' P) ~: m/ @        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。
$ S3 [+ q! f( {* [  @1 h162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
- Y& y  {# @5 [# m# w        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
  y3 F2 N* x4 t- Y- N: R8 w163. 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，
& s- T% u! P9 X# @( i3 w0 x164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
9 z1 Q' v# E& r* @( C: \3 Q' i* A% ?        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
! p: d& g* `/ L& C) t9 W; o! ]* e( q0 x165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
. S0 P5 N! A1 a  M/ e6 \. Y        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.
        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。