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# 10 · “泰坦尼克”号的沉没

### 第1段

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.
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.

中文理解：1912年4月10日，巨轮“泰坦尼克”号从南安普敦启航，驶往纽约，船上有1,316名乘客和891名船员。即使以今天的标准衡量，这艘重达46,000吨的船仍称得上庞然大物。在当时，它不仅是有史以来建造的最大船只，还被认为永远不会沉没，因为船内设有16个水密舱；即使其中两个进水，它也依然能够漂浮。这艘巨轮沉没的惨剧将永远留在人们的记忆中：它在首航中便沉入海底，造成大量人员遇难。
启航四天后，“泰坦尼克”号正驶过北大西洋冰冷的海域，一名瞭望员突然发现了一座巨大的冰山。警报响起后，巨轮立即急转弯，试图避免正面相撞。它转向及时，险险地避开了身旁那道高出海面一百多英尺的巨大冰壁。突然，船体下方传来一阵轻微的震颤声，船长便下去查看。声音太轻，当时谁也没想到船身已经受损。到了下面，船长惊恐地发现，巨轮正在迅速下沉：16个水密舱中，已有五个进水！弃船的命令随即下达，数百人跳入冰冷刺骨的海水。由于救生艇不足，最终有1,500人丧生。

* **sailed for**：乘船驶往；for 引出目的地；from 引出出发地。

* **by modern standards**：按现代标准衡量；by + 标准，说明评价依据，避免把比较当成绝对判断。

* **At that time**：在那个时候；that指前文提到的时期；区别at the same time同时。

* **was regarded as**：被看作；被认为是；表达某种看法，不直接等于客观事实；as 后说明被看成什么。

* **Even if**：即使；哪怕；即使某个情况发生也如此；不要据此断言这个情况已经发生。

* **on her first voyage**：在首航中；航行途中用 on a voyage；本课用 she / her 指船。

* **heavy loss of life**：大量人员死亡；life 在此概括生命损失，语气严肃。

* **avoid a direct collision**：避免正面相撞；avoid + 名词或 doing；不能接 avoid to do。

* **just in time**：恰好及时；强调差一点来不及；on time指准时。

* **to his horror**：令他惊恐的是；换物主代词说明谁产生反应。

* **abandon ship**：弃船；命令用 abandon ship，ship 前通常不用冠词。

* **plunged into**：猛地跳入；扎进；plunge into + 水或场所，描写突然而有力的进入。

#### 原文注释 · The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.

注释：①sailed for = set out for。②colossal = immense, huge, big, large, great, vast, giant, gigantic, enormous, titanic。③regarded = considered, thought to be。④compartments = sections, divisions。⑤flooded = filled with water。⑥float = stay on the surface of the water。

#### 原文注释 · 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.

注释：①avoid = escape, miss。②narrowly = only just。③plunged，区分jump，leap 还有dive。另外，take the plunge 冒险一试。④重点掌握lost(a./v.)，lose(v.)，还有 loss(n.)。

\[语法符号讲解] \[1]本句so…that 结构引导结果状语从句，第一个that 至句末为该状语从句，故最后用中括号框起来，不过该从句中，又包含一个that 引导的宾语从句，该从句到句末，所以要把点句号下面也标记下划线，但是对于状语从句的右中括号则不需要画下划线，“ged.]”以示该状语从句包含宾语从句。

#### Summary 摘要

The Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic when an iceberg was spotted by a lookout. After the alarm was given, the ship turned sharply and sailed alongside it. Suddenly, a faint noise was heard from below, so the captain went down to investigate, only to find that five of the sixteen compartments had been flooded. On hearing the order to abandon ship, people jumped overboard, but 1,500 drowned(a.淹死的) because there were not enough lifeboats. (79 words)

#### Composition 作文Abandon Ship 弃船

\[1]The Titanic began to sink, slowly at first. The order to abandon ship was unexpected, so passengers and crew were completely unprepared. It was the middle of the night. Some people were asleep in their cabins. Others were on deck(在甲板上) admiring the brilliant night sky and the giant icebergs rising above them. Others were eating and dancing in the wonderful ballrooms(舞厅) on the ship.

\[2]The immediate effect was panic and confusion. People began rushing in all directions, wondering what to do next. The cold was indescribable(a.难以形容的) and many passengers were still in their night clothes(=pajamas，睡衣). Members of the crew came up from below and began to lower the lifeboats. It was a case of women and children first, but it soon became obvious that there weren't enough lifeboats for everyone, so people jumped overboard into the freezing water in order to save their lives. Some of those swimming in the water struggled to get into the lifeboats, but most of them were already full.

\[3]The Titanic sank rapidly, carrying many people down with it. There were cries of despair from people in the water as they watched the lifeboats moving away and were left to drown in the icy ocean. (200 words)

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