Lesson 32

The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
这次打捞行动彻底失败了。
The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
这艘名为埃尔科号的小船在巴伦支海搜寻了数周后，正走在回家的路上。
A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search.
船长收到了一条来自大陆的无线电指令，指示他放弃搜寻。
The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
船长知道晚些时候还会有人尝试，因为他正试图寻找的那艘沉船曾装载着一批珍贵的金块。
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.
尽管收到了消息，埃尔科号的船长还是决定再试一次。
The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
海床用强力网搜寻过，当一个箱子从海底捞上来时，船上的人都感到异常激动。
Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.
虽然船员们起初以为那艘失踪的船已经被找到了，但箱子里的物品证明他们错了。
What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
他们事实上发现的是一艘多年前沉没的船。
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
这个箱子里装有一名海员艾伦·菲尔丁的个人财物。
There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife.
有书、衣服和照片，连同海员曾经从他妻子那里收到的信件。
The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck.
埃尔科号的船长命令他的部下尽可能多地从残骸中打捞。
Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
虽然没有发现任何有价值的东西，但打捞上岸的众多的物品证明是非常有意思的。
From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser.
从一门被升起的沉重火炮中，船长意识到那艘船一定曾经是一艘巡洋舰。
In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943.
在另一个装有一位船级军官财物的箱子里，有一封写于1943年3月14日的未写完的信。
The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.
船长从信中得知，那艘失踪船只的名字是凯伦号。
The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read.
在所有发现中最有价值的是那本航海日志，其中的一部分内容仍然可以辨认。
From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.
由此，船长能够把所有已经掌握的信息拼凑起来。
The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
凯伦号在随护航队前往俄罗斯的途中，被一艘敌方潜艇的鱼雷击中。
This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.
这后来在埃尔科号回国后，由国防部的一名海军官员证实。
All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.
所有被发现的物品都被送到了战争博物馆。