泰坦尼克号的沉没
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The Loss of the Titanic
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The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers, and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 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 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.
巨轮“泰坦尼克”号于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。即便放到现在来看， 46,000吨的“泰坦尼克”号也算得上一艘巨轮。然而，在当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，更是被认为永不沉没。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，船仍可漂浮在水面上。人们将永远忘不了这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。因为她在首次航行时就沉没了，造成大量人员丧生。
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Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a 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 wall 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 thought 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.
“泰坦尼克”号起航后的第4天，当她正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上时，突然，了望员发现了一座巨大的冰山。警报刚一发出，巨轮猛地转向，以避免与冰山正面相撞。“泰坦尼克”号这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100多英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。（还没来得及高兴）突然，从船舱下部传来一响微颤声，船长走下船舱去看看怎么回事。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。由于救生艇不足以容纳所有人，结果有1,500人丧生。
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