Lesson 10
The loss of the Titanic
"泰坦尼克"号的沉没
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1Lesson 10
2The loss of the Titanic
3What'd have happened if only two of the 16 water-tight compartments had been flooded?
4The great ship,
5 Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
6She was carrying 1, 316 passengers and a crew of 891.
7Even by modern standards,
8 the 46, 000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
9At that time, however,
10she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
11but was regarded as unsinkable,
12 for she had sixteen water-tight compartments.
13Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
14The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered,
15for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
16Four days after setting out,
17 while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
18a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
19After the alarm had been given,
20the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
21The Titanic turned just in time,
22narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
23Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below,
24and the captain went down to see what had happened.
25The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
26Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
27for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
28The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
29As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1, 500 lives were lost.
1Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 2听录音,然后回答以下问题。 3What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded? 4 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. 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 Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense walk of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost. 6New words and expressions 生词和短语 7 Southampton 8n. 南安普敦(英国港市) 9 colossal 10adj. 庞大的 11 watertight 12adj. 不漏水的 13 compartment 14n. (轮船的)密封舱 15 flood 16v. 充满水 17 float 18v. 漂浮,飘浮 19 tragic 20adj. 悲惨的 21 liner 22n. 班船 23 voyage 24n. 航行 25 iceberg 26n. 冰山 27 lookout 28n. 了望员 29 collision 30n. 碰撞 31 narrowly 32adv. 刚刚,勉强地 33 miss 34v. 避开 35 slight 36adj. 轻微的 37 tremble 38v. 震颤 39 faint 40adj. 微弱的 41 horror 42n. 恐惧 43 abandon 44v. 抛弃 45 plunge 46v. 投入,跳入 47 lifeboat 48n. 救生船 49参考译文 50 巨轮"泰坦尼克"号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。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。当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成,即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。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。 51 "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。突然,了望员发现一座冰山。警报响过不久,巨轮急转弯,以避免与冰山正面相撞。"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。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。由于这个声音非常轻,没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面,船长惊恐的地发现"泰坦尼克"号正在急速下沉,16个密封舱已有5个进水。于是,他发出弃船的命令,几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。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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