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1、“泰坦尼克二号”设计图纸公布AustralianminingentrepreneurClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiledblueprintsforTitanicII,amodernreplicaofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhestoppedshortofcallingthevesselunsinkable.Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorofthefabledoriginal,withsomemodificationstokeepitinlinewithcurrentsafe
2、tyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andtheadditionofsomemoderncomfortssuchasairconditioning,PalmersaidatapressconferenceinNewYork.Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling,asin1912,Palmersaid."I'mnottoosuperstitious,"Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatingashipbestknownforsinkingw
3、astemptingfate.WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobeunsinkable.Some1,500peoplediedonTitanic'smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamptontoNewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.Palmer,whocreatedthecompanyBlueStarLinelastyear,declinedtomakeasimil
4、arboast."Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,"Palmersaid."Ithinkitwouldbeverycavaliertosayit."Unliketheoriginal,TitanicIIwillhavemorethanenoughspaceinitslifeboatsforeverypersononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectoratDeltamarin,theFinnishcompanydesigningtheship,
5、saiditwouldbethe"safestcruiseshipintheworld."Palmerdeclinedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject'scost.AlthoughtheTitanicwastheworld'slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday'smoderncruiseships."It'snotaboutthemoney,"Palmersaid."I'vegotenoughmoneyforit,Ithinkthat'sallthatmatters."Forb
6、esestimatedPalmer'snetworthtobe$795millionin2012.Hedescribeshimselfasabillionaire.TitanicIIwillbebuiltbyChinesestate-ownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichisalreadybuildingfourorecarriersforPalmer'sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicIIhasnotyetbeensigned,Palmersaid.澳大利亚矿业企业家克莱夫•帕尔默周二公布了“泰坦
7、尼克二号”的设计蓝图,这一设计是对那艘沉没的远洋班轮的现代复制版,不过他不再号称这艘船“永不沉没”。帕尔默在纽约的一个新闻发布会上说,这艘船很大部分将重现传说中老泰坦尼克号的设计和装修风格,在这一基础上做了一些修改以符合现在的安全规定和造船惯例,并增加了一些现代化舒适设备,比如空调。帕尔默说,三个不同等级舱位的船客将不能像1912年时那样可以互相走动。当被问及重建一艘因沉没而闻名的船是否在挑战命运时,帕尔默说:“我没有那么迷信。”老泰坦尼克号的运营商英国白星航运公司说过,泰坦尼克