【正文】 。于是，他發(fā)出棄船的命令，幾百人跳進(jìn)了冰冷刺骨的海水里。由于這個聲音非常輕，沒人會想到船身已遭損壞?！疤┨鼓峥恕边@個彎拐得及時，緊貼著高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墻擦過去。突然，了望員發(fā)現(xiàn)一座冰山。人們將永遠(yuǎn)記著這艘巨輪的沉沒慘劇。因為船由16個密封艙組成，即使有兩個艙進(jìn)水，仍可漂浮的水面上。卻使用現(xiàn)代標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來衡量，45，000 噸的“泰坦尼克”號與算得上一艘巨輪了。Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic“泰坦尼克”號的沉沒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 partments. 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 water of the North Atlantic， 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 walk of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the 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 though that the ship had been damaged. Below， the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly， for five of her sixteen watertight partments 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.New words and expressions 生詞和短語Southampton （英國港市）colossal watertight partment n.（輪船的）密封艙flood float ，飄浮tragic liner voyage iceberg lookout collision narrowly ，勉強(qiáng)地 miss slight tremble faint horror abandon plunge ，跳入lifeboat 參考譯文巨輪“泰坦尼克”號1912年4月10日從南安普敦起錨駛向紐約。它們伸展四肢，就像飛行中的松鼠一樣。在一個長長的跌落過程中，它們可以達(dá)到每小時60里甚至更快的速度。“貓就像訓(xùn)練有素的跳傘隊員，” 一位醫(yī)生說。當(dāng)然，紐約是進(jìn)行這種有趣的試驗的一個理想的地方，因為那里根本不缺乏高樓大廈，有的是高層的窗檻從上往下墜落。最近，紐約動物醫(yī)療中心對132只貓進(jìn)行了為期5個月的綜合研究。顯然，這種說法里面包含著許多真實性。在它們的一生中，大多數(shù)貓都對人存有戒心。它們從不像狗和馬一樣變得那么順從。它們可以對人友好，充滿柔情。Cats behave like welltrained paratroopers.39。Lesson 9 Flying cats飛貓Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans， but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never bee submissive like dogs and horses. As a result， humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently， there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat39。他們在圣誕節(jié)或復(fù)活節(jié)到那兒去。狗也比較自由，被放出圍欄，四處遛達(dá)。修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜歡夏天。然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活則是另一番景象。夏天的幾個月里，修道院十分忙碌，因為有成千上萬的人駕車通過山口，順道來修道院參觀。如今由于山里開挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危險了。幾百年來，圣伯納德修道院馴養(yǎng)狗拯救了許多翻越這道山口的旅游者的生命。s monastery.New words and expressions 生詞和短語monastery ，修道院St. Bernard圣伯納德pass watchdog rashly ，冒失地enclosure ，圈地monk privacy ，隱居skier Easter 參考譯文圣伯納德大山口連接著瑞士與意大利，海拔2，473O米，是歐洲最高的山口?！叭ツ?，我們對21，000 起索賠要求支付了150萬英鎊。約翰拿回了他損失的全部數(shù)額。約翰去找銀行經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯?fàn)柕囊粋€專門部門——?dú)堚n鑒別組?；丶液?，簡用微波爐煮了晚飯，無意中之中把她未婚夫的錢包也一起煮了。有一天約翰的生意很好，他把一只裝有3，000 英鎊的錢包放進(jìn)微波爐內(nèi)保存。最近的一個案例與簡。對英國人來說，值得慶幸的是英國銀行有一個殘鈔鑒別組，負(fù)責(zé)理那些把錢塞進(jìn)機(jī)器或塞給狗的人提出的索賠要求。lady39。Last year， we paid $ on 21，000 claims. Damaged bank notes. The Queen39。s something to identify， we will give people their money back，39。s wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifullycooked wallet and notes turned to ash！ John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle： the Mutilate Ladies！ They examined the remain and John got all his money back. 39。 John， runs a successful furniture business. John had very good day and put his wallet containing $3，000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and Jane went horseriding. When they got home， Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it， cooked her fianc233。Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies殘鈔鑒別組Has it ever happened to you？ Have you ever put your trou