关于泰坦尼克号你不知道的10个事实2012-10-26来源:网络【大中小】点击:32535评论:1条【揭秘】牛人记单词的绝招秘诀!抓住5个时间点,单词忘不了美女对你说“HitmeupIntheearlyhoursofApril15,1912,intheNorthAtlanticOcean,2,225men,womenandchildrenfoundthemselvesinanightmarebeyondtheirimaginations.Some107hoursafterTitanic’sfirsttransatlanticcrossingbegan,anicebergterminatedthevoyageabout400milessoutheastofNovaScotia.About160minuteslater,theworld’swondershipdisappearedintothedepths,withthelossof1,513lives—two-thirdsofallonboard.1912年4月15日,北大西洋一艘邮轮上的2225名乘客遇上了惊天噩梦。这艘世界最大的皇家邮轮泰坦尼克号处女航才107小时,就撞上了新斯科舍东南方四百米处的冰山,所有乘客必须撤离。160分钟后,这艘巨轮沉没海底,带走了1513条人命——船上2/3的乘客遇难了。Titanic’sbrieflifehasengenderedhundredsofbooksandsongs,morethanadozenfilms,countlesstelevisiondocumentaries,anopera,aBroadwaymusical,nearlyadozenTitanicorganizationsonatleastthreecontinents,officialinvestigationsandcourtroombattles,andsafetyregulationsthatmakeseatravelamongthesafesttransportationmodes.泰坦尼克号的短暂一生缔造了无数小说、歌曲、影视、纪录片、歌剧、百老汇音乐剧,还有遍布三大洲的各种机构、官方调查及法律纠纷。它的罹难也孕育了新的海上安全法规。Yetthere’salwayssomethingtolearnaboutTitanic,herpassengersandcrew.Hereare10thingsyoumaynotknowabouttheworld’smostfamousoceanliner.不过,无论是泰坦尼克号本身,还是它的船员和乘客,总有不曾解开的谜团。以下就为你揭开这艘世界巨轮不为人知的10个事实:1.AnAmericanship一艘美国邮轮ThoughTitanicflewtheBritishensign,AmericansactuallyownedTitanic.In1902,financierJohnPierpontMorganhadpurchasedBritain’sOceanicSteamNavigationCompany,betterknownastheWhiteStarLine,makingitthepremiercompanyinhishugecombine,theInternationalMercantileMarineCompany.虽然泰坦尼克号上飘扬着英国国旗,但它却是美国人的邮轮。1902年,金融家约翰·皮尔庞特·摩根收购了英国海运公司(即白星公司),合建成了首家IMM国际海运公司。2.Nochampagne没有香槟命名仪式Theclassic1958Titanicfilm,"ANightToRemember,"beginswithawomanbreakingabottleofchampagneonTitanic’sbowasshenamesthevessel.NosucheventtookplacewhenTitanicwaslaunchedattheBelfastshipyardsofHarlandandWolff,Ltd.onMay31,1911.TheWhiteStarLinedidnotbelieveinthepracticeandnoneofitsvesselswerechristened.在1958年以泰坦尼克号为主题的影片《铭记的夜晚》中,一位女士在船头开了瓶香槟酒,并为这艘邮轮取名为“泰坦尼克号”。现实中,泰坦尼克号是1911年5月31日在贝尔法斯特的哈兰德和沃尔夫船厂建成的。白星公司否认了影片中的场景,表示旗下没有一艘船舰举行过这样的命名仪式。3.Neitheruniquenorrevolutionary并非独一无二、史无前例WhilemanybelievethereneverwasanothershiplikeTitanic,thereactuallyweretwoothers.TheWhiteStarLinehadenvisionedaweeklytransatlanticservice,requiringthreevessels.Theresulting"Olympicclass"consistedofthreenearlyidenticalsisterships:Olympic,enteringserviceinOctober1910;Titanic,April1912;andGigantic,laterrenamedBritannic,plannedfor1915.很多人都误以为泰坦尼克号是当时世界上最大最豪华的邮轮,其实不然。当时,白星公司计划建造三艘大西洋航线邮轮。这三艘奥林匹克级的姊妹舰就是:1910年10月起航的“奥林匹克号”,1912年4月起航的“泰坦尼克号”,以及1915年的“巨人号”(即“不列颠尼克号”)。NorwasTitanic"revolutionary."NearlyeveryaspectofherdesignwasarepeatofOlympic,which,inturn,incorporatedfeaturestestedbyearlierWhiteStarships.Titanicwasuniqueinjustoneway:Duringherbrieflife,shewastheworld’slargestv...