Lesson 10

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
这艘伟大的巨轮泰坦尼克号于1912年4月10日从南安普敦启航前往纽约。
She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
她载有1,316名乘客和891名船员。
Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
甚至按现代标准来看，这艘4.6万吨的泰坦尼克号也是一艘巨轮。
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.
然而在那时，她不仅是曾被建造过的最大的船，而且被认为是不可沉没的，因为她有十六个水密隔舱。
Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
即使其中两个被淹没了，她仍然能够漂浮。
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
这艘伟大邮轮的悲剧性沉没将永远被世人铭记，因为她在处女航中就沉没了，并造成了惨重的人员伤亡。
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.
出发四天后，当泰坦尼克号正航行在北大西洋冰冷的海域时，一座巨大的冰山突然被一名瞭望员发现了。
After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
在警报发出之后，这艘巨轮急转弯以避免直接碰撞。
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，惊险地擦过了那面从它旁边的水面升起超过100英尺的巨大冰墙。
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
突然，下面传来轻微的颤动声，船长下去查看发生了什么。
The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
噪音如此微弱，以至于没有人认为这艘船已经受损。
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
在下方，船长惊恐地意识到泰坦尼克号正迅速下沉，因为她的十六个水密隔舱中已经有五个被淹没了！
The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
下达了弃船命令，数百人跳入了冰冷的海水中。
As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
由于没有足够的救生艇供每个人使用，1,500 人丧生了。