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1、英语教师专业学习阅读材料参考PassageA:ThelossoftheTitanicThegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.Shewascarrying1,316passengersandcrewof89LEvenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.Atthetime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasre
2、gardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.Eveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywater
3、oftheNorthAtlantic,hugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalkoficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelo
4、w,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughthattheshiphadbeendamaged.Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopl
5、eplungedintotheicywater.Astherewerenotenoughlifeboatsforeverybody,1,500liveswerelost.voyagen.航行icebergn.冰山lookoutn.了望员collisionn.碰撞narrowlyadv.刚刚,勉强地missv.避开slightadj.轻微的tremblev.震颤Newwordsandexpressions牛词和短语Southamptonn.南安普敦（英国港市）colossaladj.庞大的watertightadj.不漏水的compartmentn.（轮船的）密封
6、舱floodv.充满水floatv.漂浮，飘浮tragicadj.悲惨的linern.班船faintadj.微弱的plungev.投入，跳入horrorn.恐惧lifeboatn.救生船abandonv.抛弃参考译文“泰坦尼克''号的沉没巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4刀10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。却使用现代标准来衡量，45,000吨的嗪坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。为时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。然而，这艘巨轮首航就下
7、沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海而上。突然，了望员发现一座冰山。警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正而相撞。“泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时,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颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500人丧生。PassageB
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