揭秘泰坦尼克号上“最后的晚餐”菜单.docVIP

 HYPERLINK /news_show.asp?id=173 \o 揭秘泰坦尼克号上“最后的晚餐”菜单 揭秘泰坦尼克号上“最后的晚餐”菜单作者： HYPERLINK / 韦莱英语　　时间：2012-4-17???? 　　On the evening of April 14, 1912 a number of first-class passengers on the Titanic revelled in a privately hosted feast in the first-class á la carte restaurant. At the same time in the first-class dining saloon other first-class passengers - some who had paid the equivalent of $124,000 in todays dollars for the ocean voyage - settled in for a sumptuous, if over-filling, ten-course extravaganza. Meanwhile, in the second-class dining saloon, second-class passengers ate a less elaborate but beautifully served dinner. And third-class passengers ate simply prepared, hearty meals served in their own spartan dining saloon。　　1912年4月14日晚上，泰坦尼克号头等舱的部分乘客来到高级自助餐厅参加一个私人宴请。这些享受至尊服务的人，花了相当于今日12.4万美元的价钱才登上这艘巨轮。同一时间，在晚宴沙龙还有另一群头等舱的客人，准备享用10道菜组成的奢华盛宴。而在二等舱餐厅里，虽然乘客享用的菜式没有那么精致，却也不失水准。至于三等舱里的人们，只有简单地填饱肚子而已了。 　　Several hours later, in the early morning of April 15th, the Titanic sank taking 1581 passengers and crew - many well fed and lubricated - to their untimely deaths。 　　几个小时以后，也就是15日凌晨，泰坦尼克号带着1581名乘客和船员(很多人已经酒足饭饱)沉入冰冷的北大西洋。 　　What is the fascination with last meals? Last meals of executed criminals are usually reported in the media: For his last meal he ordered fried chicken, a Caesar salad and apple pie á la mode. None of these meals would appeal to the gourmet but for some reason they hold our interest。 　　为什么人们会痴迷于最后的晚餐？媒体常会报道一些临刑罪犯的最后一餐：最后一餐他点了炸鸡、凯撒沙拉和淋了冰激淋的苹果派。 其实这些菜单会吸引美食家，但因为某些原因，我们还是会关注和感兴趣。 　　What sets the last meal on the Titanic apart? Is it that so many died, together, at one time, and that for the first-class passengers at least, their last meals were glorious feasts, brilliantly prepared and flawlessly served in an atmosphere of elegance and luxury - with death waiting in the wings? Or is it that the last meal provides a touchstone to the sinking that is accessible to each of us in gustatory terms we all understand? Or is it that the last dinner o