Lost and Found
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Grandest Ship.
内容列表 最伟大的一艘船。
4 At Sea.
4 在海上。
7 We’re Sinking!
7岁,
9 Rescued.
9 救援人员。
12 Found!
12号找到!
13 Titanic’s Legacy.
13 泰坦尼克的遗产.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 The Grandest Ship When it was built, many people thought it was the grandest ship to ever sail the seas.
16艘最伟大的船 建成后,很多人认为它是出海航行最宏伟的一艘船.
Others claimed it was the biggest, and some people even said it was unsinkable.
其他人声称这是最大的,有些人甚至说它是不可下沉的.
But on Sunday, April 14, 1912, just before midnight, disaster struck.
但是在1912年4月14日的星期日,就在午夜之前,灾难就发生了.
Within hours the Titanic, the most magnificent ship of its time, had sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
数小时内,泰坦尼克号作为当时最壮丽的一艘船被击沉到大西洋海底.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The full name of the Titanic was the R.
泰坦尼克号的全名是"R".
M.
师曰.
S.
师曰.
Titanic.
泰坦尼克号
R.
R. (英语).
M.
师曰.
S.
师曰.
stands for Royal Mail Ship.
代表皇家邮船
The Titanic was carrying 3,500 bags of mail on the night it sank.
泰坦尼克号沉没当晚携带了3500袋邮件.
Wealthy people traveled in style aboard the Titanic.
富有的人在泰坦尼克号上以风格旅行.
They had fancy rooms for dining and elegant rooms for sleeping.
他们有豪华的餐厅 和优雅的睡觉的房间。
First-class rooms perched at the top of the ship and offered the best views and fresh air.
头等舱位于船顶并提供了最好的视野和新鲜空气。
The Titanic even had four elevators and a lavish staircase.
泰坦尼克号甚至有四部电梯和一个豪华的楼梯.
People who did not have a lot of money traveled in less spacious quarters at the bottom of the ship.
那些没多少钱的人 在船底不太宽敞的地方旅行
This area was called steerage, and the rooms were cramped and crowded.
这个区域被称为 " 有舵 " ,而且房间拥挤而拥挤。
Steerage passengers were not allowed to go to the upper levels of the ship.
引导旅客不得上上一级船舶.
The Titanic was built in Northern Ireland to take people and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean.
泰坦尼克号建造于北爱尔兰,用于运送人员和货物穿越大西洋.
Airplanes were still new contraptions in 1912, so the only way to travel from Europe to the United States was by boat.
1912年的飞机仍然是新装备,所以从欧洲飞往美国的唯一方式是乘船.
Passengers began boarding the Titanic on Wednesday, April 10, in Southampton, England.
乘客从4月10日星期三起开始登上泰坦尼克号,在英国南安普顿.
They were thrilled to be on what was considered the grandest ship in the world.
他们很高兴能登上 被认为是世界上最伟大的一艘船
It was the ship’s first trip, also called its maiden voyage, and it would take one week to reach New York.
这是这艘船的第一次出行,也称其首次出航,需要一个星期才能抵达纽约。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
A person’s “class” was one’s status in society based on how much money he or she made.
一个人的 " 阶级 " 是根据他/她挣了多少钱,在社会中的地位。
“Upper-class” people had a lot of money, whereas “lower-class” people had little.
“上等阶级”的人有很多钱,而“下等阶级”的人却很少。
In 1912, different classes were separated.
1912年,不同班级分离.
How much did it cost to travel on the Titanic?
乘坐泰坦尼克号要花多少钱?
Three days after leaving Southampton, the Titanic was well into the North Atlantic.
离开南安普敦后三天,泰坦尼克号进入了北大西洋.
This area was known for icebergs, and the ship’s workers were responsible for watching out for these dangerous chunks of floating ice.
这片区域以冰山而出名,而船上的工人负责监视这些危险的浮冰块.
That Sunday evening the sea was calm.
星期天晚上 大海很平静
No white-capped waves crashed against the rugged icebergs, which would have made the ice easier to spot.
没有白盖起的海浪在崎岖的冰山上相撞,这本可以使冰块更容易被发现.
Also, the night was ominously dark and cloudless.
而且,夜色阴暗而无云
No moon shone over the still, open waters.
没有月亮照过静地,开阔的水域。
Then, at 11:40 pm, the crew and other passengers felt a jarring thud against the side of the ship.
然后,在晚上11:40,船员和其他乘客感觉到了一发罐子对着船的一面.
The Titanic had struck an iceberg.
泰坦尼克号撞上冰山了
No one panicked, though, because they believed the Titanic was unsinkable.
但没人惊慌失措 因为他们相信泰坦尼克号是无法沉没的
One person on board knew differently.
机上一个人知道不同
At Sea After leaving Southampton, the Titanic stopped in France, then in Ireland, picking up a few more passengers.
在离开南安普敦后出海,泰坦尼克号在法国停留了,后又在爱尔兰停留了再接几个乘客.
Finally, on Thursday, April 11, the Titanic set sail for the cold, open sea of the North Atlantic Ocean.
最后,泰坦尼克号于4月11日星期四起航,驶向北大西洋寒冷的公海.
The Titanic must have been a marvel to behold as it glided across the ocean.
泰坦尼克号一定是个奇迹 它飞过海洋
It was the biggest ship of its time.
这是当时最大的一艘船
It was 269 meters (883 ft) long—about the length of 55 cars parked bumper-to-bumper.
它有269米(883英尺)长——大约55辆汽车停在保险杠上。
It was also as tall as a ten-story building— 32 meters (104 ft).
它也像一栋十层建筑一样高——32米(104英尺).
Its four towering smokestacks stood 19 meters (62 ft) tall, which is more than 15 fourth- graders standing on one another’s shoulders.
其四座高19米(62英尺)的烟台,
A Chilly Discovery Icebergs are actually bigger below the surface of the water than above it!
寒冷的发现 冰山其实比水面还大
The Titanic did not hit the part of the iceberg that you can see.
泰坦尼克号没有击中你可以看到的冰山的部分.
Instead, it hit the larger part of the iceberg below the surface.
相反,它击中了地表下冰山的较大部分.
The dotted line shows the first, and only, voyage of the Titanic.
虚线展现出泰坦尼克号的首次也是唯一一次出航.
Yet all too soon, it became evident to everyone on board that the Titanic was in dire trouble.
然而,在太快的时候,船上的每一个人都清楚地看到,泰坦尼克号遇到了严重的麻烦。
The supposedly unsinkable ship was sinking, and it did not have enough lifeboats for everyone.
本来无法沉没的船正在下沉,它没有足够的救生艇供所有人使用。
Resolutely, the ship’s band stayed on deck and played music to keep everyone calm.
船上的乐队坚决地留在了甲板上并演奏了音乐来让大家保持冷静.
Some people prayed quietly and waited for the worst.
有些人静静地祈祷,等待最糟糕的.
Others frantically grabbed objects that might help them float in the water.
其他人疯狂地抓住了可能有助于他们在水中漂浮的物体。
Still others desperately clung to the ship’s deck as it lifted into the air.
还有一些人迫不及待地沉入了船甲板,
We’re Sinking!
我们是新人!
That person was Thomas Andrews, who had helped design the Titanic.
那个人是托马斯·安德鲁斯 他曾经帮助设计泰坦尼克号
He soon realized by the way the ship was behaving that it was in grave danger.
他很快意识到,这艘船的行为方式使其处于严重危险之中。
As calmly as possible, the unsuspecting passengers were awakened and told to put on their life jackets.
尽可能地冷静地,无所顾忌的乘客被唤醒并被要求穿上救生衣.
Women and children in first class were ushered into lifeboats, which were then lowered to the ocean far below.
头等舱的妇女和儿童被带入救生艇,然后被降入远低于海洋的海底。
People waited patiently for their turns, still not understanding the danger that faced them.
人们耐心地等待轮回,仍然不了解他们所面临的危险。
Titanic passengers in one of the few lifeboats This famous painting shows the Titanic’s last moments.
乘坐救生艇的泰坦尼克号乘客 这幅出名的画展现了泰坦尼克号的最后时刻.
Rescued In the early- morning hours of Monday, April 15, the Carpathia arrived to rescue the Titanic’s exhausted and grief-stricken survivors.
营救 4月15日清晨,喀尔巴阡山号抵达救援泰坦尼克号精疲力竭并饱受悲痛的生还者.
About 700 people had survived in the few lifeboats, but about 1,500 had perished.
约有700人在几艘救生艇中活了下来,但约有1500人丧生.
Most had not drowned, however.
然而,大多数人没有被淹死。
Floating in their life vests, most had died from the extremely cold temperatures of the North Atlantic.
身穿救生衣,大部分死于北大西洋极端寒冷的温度。
The world was stunned by the loss of the Titanic.
世界被泰坦尼克号的失落所震撼.
How could such a magnificent ship, one that was called “unsinkable,” go down so quickly?
这艘被称作"无法下沉"的巨型飞船怎么会如此快地下水?
Several decades later, many questions would be answered.
几十年后,许多问题将得到回答。
In the ship’s radio room, the radio operator sent an urgent message.
在船只的无线电室,无线电操作员发出紧急信息。
“Have struck an iceberg.
“撞上冰山。
We are badly damaged,” the message read.
我们受到严重破坏,”
A second message included the distress signal SOS.
第二个信息包括求救信号SOS.
The closest ship that responded, the Carpathia, would reach the Titanic in several hours, but that was not soon enough.
最接近回应的"喀尔巴阡"号飞船将在数小时后抵达泰坦尼克号,但这还不够快.
Two- and-a-half hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg, it sank and disappeared, lost beneath the icy surface of the North Atlantic Ocean.
在泰坦尼克号撞击了一座冰山两个半小时后,它沉没并消失,在北大西洋冰冷地表下迷失了.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Although it has never been proved beyond doubt, suspicions remain to this day that another ship was nearby.
虽然它从未被毫无疑问地证明,但至今仍然怀疑另一艘船就在附近.
The Californian might have been as close as five miles, but was definitely no more than 19 miles away from the Titanic.
加州人可能离泰坦尼克号只有5英里 但距离泰坦尼克号只有19英里
Its crew, however, claimed not to have seen Titanic’s distress flares.
然而,它的船员声称没有看到泰坦尼克号的遇险信号弹.
In addition, the Californian’s radio had been turned off, so it never received Titanic’s SOS.
此外,加州的收音机也曾被关闭,因此从未收到过泰坦尼克的SOS.
The front page was filled with the Titanic’s story.
头版充满了泰坦尼克号的故事.
Scientists confirmed that the ship had broken into two parts.
科学家证实该舰已分出两部分.
But what about the hole made by the iceberg?
但是冰山的洞怎么办?
Buried in the sand of the ocean floor, it could not be seen.
被埋入海底的沙地,无法被看见.
Therefore, scientists had to rely on sonar— waves of sound that bounce off surfaces.
因此,科学家不得不依靠声纳——从表面反弹出的声音波。
The sound waves helped the scientists discover that the iceberg had not cut a huge gash in Titanic’s side, as first suspected.
声音波帮助科学家发现冰山并没有像最初怀疑的那样在泰坦尼克一侧割出一股巨大的气息.
Found!
发现!
In 1985, something extraordinary happened.
1985年,发生了一件不寻常的事。
The Titanic was found about four kilometers (2.
泰坦尼克号被发现约4公里(2.
5 mi) beneath the sea at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean.
5米)位于北大西洋海底海底.
Scientists could finally find their answers about how the ship sank so quickly.
科学家们最终可以找到他们关于飞船如何如此快地下沉的答案.
Scientists sent robotic devices to explore and videotape the wreckage.
科学家派出了机器人设备去探索并录像残骸.
The ship’s ghostly form appeared eerily on the video monitors, its front railing recognizable, even after seventy years below water.
这艘船的幽灵形态在视频显示器上出现,它的前栏杆可以辨认出,即使在水下七十年后也是如此。
The bow of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean The compartments were open at the top, allowing water to flood from one to the next.
北大西洋海底泰坦尼克号的船首 车厢上方是开口的,允许水从一排到一排.
Instead, the iceberg had made several small holes which, when added together, equaled only about the same area as a doorway.
相反,冰山造出了若干个小洞,如果加在一起,它们只相当于一个出入口的同一区域。
In addition, the holes were higher up on the ship than people had thought.
此外,船上的洞比人们想象的要高.
These smaller, higher holes caused the ship’s compartments to fill very quickly with water, which ultimately caused the ship to sink.
这些更小更高的洞口使舰只的舱道很快地被水填满了,最终使舰只下沉.
Glossary contraptions (n.)
词汇(n.)
interesting, unfamiliar devices (p.
有趣而不熟悉的设备(p.
5) dire (adj.)
5) 惨剧(adj.
terribly bad (p.
极差 (p.
10) frantically (adj.)
10)疯狂地(adj.
acting wildly with emotion (p.
以情感疯狂行事(p.
10) magnificent (adj.)
10) 壮观 (adj.
beautiful and impressive (p.
美丽而令人印象深刻(p.
4) ominously (adv.)
4) 不祥(前引)
in a threatening or foreboding way (p.
以威胁或预设方式(第5页)
8) steerage (n.)
8) 转向架 (n.
the lowest part of the ship where the poorest passengers rode (p.
在最底层的船上,最贫穷的乘客乘坐(p.
6) Index Andrews, Thomas, 9 Carpathia, 11, 12 iceberg, 8, 11, 14, 15 International Ice Patrol, 15 New York, 5 North Atlantic Ocean, 7, 8, 11–13 Southampton, 5, 7, 8 Lifeboats on a modern ship Titanic ’s Legacy Because of the Titanic, many lessons were learned and new rules were applied to make ships safer.
6) Index Andrews, Thomas, 9 Carpathia, 11, 12 冰山, 8, 11, 14, 15 International Ice Problem, 15 New York, 5 北大西洋, 7, 8, 11–13 南安普敦, 5, 7, 8 救生艇在现代泰坦尼克号的"后遗症"上,由于泰坦尼克号,吸取了许多教训并应用了新的规则来使船只更安全.
Today, a ship must have enough lifeboats for all its passengers, and lifeboat drills must be conducted so everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency.
今天,一艘船必须有足够的救生艇供所有乘客使用,必须进行救生艇钻探,以便每个人都知道在紧急情况下该怎么办。
Ships must also keep their radios on 24 hours a day.
船舶还必须保持24小时的收音机。
And the International Ice Patrol, an organization that keeps track of the location of icebergs, was established.
而国际冰上巡捕组织(International Ice Problem)则成立,该组织负责追踪冰山的位置.
The Titanic was a grand ship, and her story is just as grand.
泰坦尼克号曾是一艘宏伟的飞船,她的故事同样宏大.
The legacy of the Titanic lives on in the memories of the lives lost, the lessons learned by the tragedy, and the changes that such a tragedy brought to sea travel.
泰坦尼克号的后遗症延续在对失去的生命的记忆中,从悲剧中吸取的教训,以及这种悲剧给海上旅行带来的变化。