Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic 课文翻译何知识点-新概念第三册 .docxVIP

Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没 　What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded? 　The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the 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