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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9 t9 C. @2 K4 u- S( l
150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912./ X: K4 l. g4 @) |" M; R& \0 s' a
        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
# m9 F0 f- X1 j% j151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.- ^3 J3 C+ q; w
        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。' }$ }1 X1 W, q4 q+ z
152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
! m1 B* B. b" C" \        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。
- l$ C; b. A# z; W4 s153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
, s" [& S$ c4 A) R  e: F* Q        当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,
/ s! L" [( {0 ]/ L9 z  `# ?154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.3 g3 N+ l2 t7 S0 D
        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成,
5 b7 ~) C3 g2 g2 \+ R& _3 ~155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
, Y- k6 [4 q% c/ A: n  b7 p        即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。7 \8 Q& a" U" s+ v) m4 W
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.# h/ J# q9 y/ Y: ]7 X+ y8 n
        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。5 p8 j6 {# {8 S+ k) r+ Z
157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,9 n1 _9 Z& l) s9 P5 H5 s
        “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。  T; C$ g% Y! L4 i2 o
158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.6 Z0 X; a" D9 w. i* n* Z/ Y, \! ~; v
        突然,了望员发现一座冰山。
$ Y; e( W  W3 j6 O+ ]7 g" o159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
5 q& o; f, H( r* \9 ~5 o        警报响过不久,巨轮急转弯,以避免与冰山正面相撞。
. P  [6 z6 N, @4 _# ]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.
; O' k' B4 S5 R; Q5 X        “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。; I+ e# X" m# `+ S! ]$ ~# Q
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.# J8 c4 D  `/ E- M( U
        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。
& w  o( R5 O: E4 u! A162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.2 d' \8 D; r: M+ K4 H
        由于这个声音非常轻,没人会想到船身已遭损坏。6 l$ c9 S9 K3 Q; X3 b; H
163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,5 ?3 V& f' c9 \+ i' B
        在下面,船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉,- {/ V1 z9 I0 M: p
164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!. |9 o5 _; s4 j0 }, }: O
        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
3 e7 y/ J7 Y' r1 L: a; Q165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
7 S$ S6 j% _6 H8 w. W1 s$ M/ ^        于是,他发出弃船的命令,几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。: b- e, l' e& I6 k4 j" ~; H
166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
4 n5 F2 n0 ~. [# d        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客,结果,1,500 人丧生。
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