新概念三册句子精粹：第10课:The Loss of the'Titanic'

第10课  The Loss of the ‘Titanic’

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

    然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。

2、  The Titanic turned just in time, narrowlymissing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of thewater beside her.

    “泰坦尼克”号的急转弯正好比开了从它旁边漂浮而过的一座浮出水面一百英尺硕大无比的冰墙。

3、  Below, the captainrealized to his horror that the Titanic wassinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had alreadybeen flooded!

    在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。

4、  As there were not enough life-boats for every body, 1500 lives were lost.

    由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。