第10课

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The great ship, Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.

1912年4月10日，巨轮“泰坦尼克号”从南安普顿启程驶往纽约。

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She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.

船上载有1316名乘客和891名船员。

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Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.

即使按现代标准来看，46000吨的泰坦尼克号也是一艘巨轮。

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At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen water-tight compartments.

然而，在那个时代，她不仅是当时建造过的最大的船只，而且被认为是永不沉没的，因为她有十六个水密舱室。

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Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.

即使其中两个舱室被水淹没，她仍然能够漂浮。

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The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.

这艘巨型邮轮的悲剧性沉没将永远被铭记，因为她在首次航行中就沉没了，造成了大量人员伤亡。

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Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,

启程四天后，当泰坦尼克号航行在北大西洋冰冷的海域时，

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a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.

一名瞭望员突然发现了一座巨大的冰山。

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After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.

警报发出后，这艘巨轮急剧转向，以避免直接碰撞。

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The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.

泰坦尼克号及时转向，险些错过了她旁边那堵高出水面100多英尺的巨大冰墙。

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Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below,

突然，从下方传来一阵轻微的颤抖声，

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and the captain went down to see what had happened.

船长下去查看发生了什么。

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The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.

声音如此微弱，以至于没有人认为船只受到了损坏。

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Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,

在下方，船长惊恐地意识到泰坦尼克号正在迅速下沉，

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for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!

因为她16个水密舱室中的5个已经进水了！

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The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.

弃船命令下达，数百人跳入冰冷的水中。

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As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

由于救生艇不足，有1500人丧生。