The loss of the Titanlic--new concept english

The great ship, sailed for New  York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however , she was not only the largest ship that had ever 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 great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the shio had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight  compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南开普敦起锚驶向纽约。船上载有1316名乘客和891名船员。即使用限定标准来衡量，46000吨的“泰坦尼克”号也算得上一艘巨轮了。当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且被认为永远不会沉没。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮在水面上。然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。

轮船起航的第四天，她正驶向大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，瞭望员发现一座巨大的冰山。警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。“泰坦尼克”这个转弯及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。突然，从船舱下部传来一声微弱的颤音，船长走下船去一探究竟。由于这个声音非常轻，没有人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐的发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。于是，他发出命令，几百人跳进冰冷刺骨的海水中。由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果1500人丧生。