泰坦尼克号上的尸体都去哪儿了？：英语精读讲义

It weighed 46,000 tons,

它重达46,000吨，

yet floated on water.

却能漂浮在水面上。

At over 882 ft long and 175 ft high,

长超过882英尺，高175英尺，

the Titanic was an unforgettable sight.

泰坦尼克号的景象令人难忘。

The company that built it wanted the largest ship with state-of-the-art technology 短語搭配

建造它的公司希望拥有最大、采用最先进技术的船只，

and every luxury imaginable.

以及你能想象到的所有奢华设施。

It was not disappointed.

它并没有让人失望。

As the Titanic left England April 10th, 1912

当泰坦尼克号在1912年4月10日离开英国，

on a journey that would span the Atlantic,

踏上横跨大西洋的旅程时，

many watched as the looming figure of the seemingly perfect ship vanished into the distance. 短語搭配

许多人注视着这艘看似完美的巨轮消失在远方。

None expected it to sink just four days later.

谁也没想到仅仅四天后它就会沉没。

Today, we find out the fate of those on board

今天，我们将探寻船上人员的命运，

in this episode of the Infographics Show.

尽在本期的The Infographics Show中。

Where did all the bodies on the Titanic disappear?

泰坦尼克号上的那些尸体都去哪儿了？

The Titanic was the brainchild of the White Star Line, 習語

泰坦尼克号是White Star Line（白星航运）的创意结晶，

a shipbuilding company in direct competition with the other companies of the time. 短語搭配

这是一家与当时其他公司直接竞争的造船公司。

Lusitania of these, Cunard, had built the Lusitania and Mauretania in 1907,

其中的Cunard公司在1907年建造了Lusitania号和Mauretania号，

nautical masterpieces that crossed the Atlantic at record-breaking speeds

这两艘航海杰作以破纪录的速度横跨大西洋，

and thereby earned their builders widespread acclaim and recognition.

从而为它们的建造者赢得了广泛的赞誉和认可。

Not to be upstaged, 習語

不甘示弱的，

White Star set about to make not one, but three passenger ships 語法

白星航运着手制造不是一艘，而是三艘客船，

to surpass all others in both size and luxury. 語法

旨在尺寸和奢华度上超越所有其他船只。

The Titanic, the Olympic, and the Britannic.

即泰坦尼克号、奥林匹克号和不列颠号。

To their credit, 語氣意圖

值得称道的是，

builders Harland and Wolff succeeded in creating what were the world's largest man-made objects that moved. 短語搭配

建造商Harland and Wolff成功创造出了当时世界上最大的可移动人造物。

However,

然而，

this feat came at a cost. 習語

这一壮举是付出了代价的。

The quantity of materials needed for these vessels was immense.

这些船只所需的材料数量是巨大的。

As steel and rivet supplies dwindled,

随着优质钢材和铆钉供应的减少，

they were forced to use inferior versions, 語法

他们被迫使用劣质替代品，

held together with lower-grade plates and rivets.

用低等级的钢板和铆钉将船体固定在一起。

Many believed the Titanic was doomed from the beginning.

许多人认为泰坦尼克号从一开始就注定要失败。

Indeed,

事实上，

evidence suggests that instead of bending as high-quality steel would do, 語法

证据表明，由于没有像优质钢材那样发生弯曲形变，

pieces of the hull shattered and rivets broke

船体部分碎裂，铆钉断裂，

as the vessel made impact with an iceberg off the Newfoundland coast.

当船只在纽芬兰海岸附近撞上冰山时。

Less than three hours later,

不到三个小时后，

it was at the bottom of the sea.

它就沉入海底。

Ironically,

讽刺的是，

the Titanic had been dubbed unsinkable due to its believed infallible design. 用詞

泰坦尼克号曾因其被认为完美无瑕的设计而被称为“永不沉没”。

It not only had electronic controls and a wireless communication system, 語法

它不仅有电子控制和无线通信系统，

but was equipped with sealable compartments to keep it afloat. 短語搭配

还配备了可密封的隔舱以保持漂浮。

However,

然而，

as the ship veered left in a failed attempt to avoid the iceberg,

当船只向左转向试图避开冰山但失败时，

nearly 300 ft of holes were knocked into its right hand side.

其右侧被撞出了近300英尺长的破洞。

Water flowed into six of the supposed watertight compartments

水涌入了六个原本应该是水密的隔舱，

and then moved on to fill the rest.

然后继续灌满其余的部分。

Many believed this event was mostly due to human error.

许多人认为这一事件主要归咎于人为失误。

A radioed warning of icy conditions,

例如关于冰情的无线电警告，

for example,

比如，

was dismissed as unimportant. 短語搭配

就被视为不重要而被忽略了。

The lookouts responsible for sighting obstacles 短語搭配

负责观察障碍物的了望员

could not access their binoculars.

无法拿到他们的双筒望远镜。

Even the captain may have pressed on in hopes of making record speeds. 講解

甚至船长可能也在为了创纪录的速度而继续全速前进。

Mother Nature was of no help either.

大自然同样没有帮忙。

Large chunks of ice and hazy optical illusions

大块的浮冰和朦胧的视错觉

only contributed to the crash.

只是助长了这场撞击。

Further,

此外，

nearby ships could not tell the Titanic was sinking.

附近的船只无法察觉泰坦尼克号正在沉没。

The lack of aid in addition to the shortage of lifeboats 表達脈絡

缺乏救援加上救生艇的短缺，

resulted in a profound loss of life. 短語搭配

导致了极其惨重的人员伤亡。

In the panic and chaos,

在恐慌和混乱中，

the boats that were available were also misused,

可用的救生艇也被错误使用，

leaving 400 empty seats and over 1,500 people stranded.

留下了400个空座，而超过1500人被困。

As the front of the ship sank with the weight of incoming water,

随着船首因进水的重量而下沉，

the back rose steadily higher.

船尾不断翘起。

Mounting pressure eventually caused it to crack, 語法

不断增加的压力最终导致它断裂，

sending the front into the depths of the ocean.

将船首送入了海洋深处。

The rest soon followed.

剩下的部分很快也跟着沉没了。

By 2:20 a.m. on April 15th, 1912,

到1912年4月15日凌晨2点20分，

what was left of the Titanic was gone.

泰坦尼克号残存的部分也消失了。

The 710 who survived were rescued by the Carpathia,

幸存的710人被Carpathia号救起，

responding to Titanic signals of distress.

该船响应了泰坦尼克号的求救信号。

It did not reach the area,

它并没有到达该区域，

however,

然而，

until almost two hours later.

直到将近两个小时后。

While the Titanic sank in the darkness,

当泰坦尼克号在黑暗中沉没时，

the sun was rising by this time,

此时太阳正在升起，

highlighting the remains of the less fortunate,

照亮了那些不幸遇难者的遗体，

lifelessly suspended in the sea.

毫无生气地漂浮在海面上。

The Carpathia was forced to navigate around multiple icebergs

Carpathia号被迫绕过多座冰山，

and passed floating bodies to reach those still alive.

并穿过漂浮的尸体去接触那些仍然活着的人。

Despite its best efforts, 短語搭配

尽管尽了最大努力，

some of those rescued later died and were buried at sea.

一些被救出的人后来还是死了，并被海葬。

In all,

总共，

over 1,500 passengers were lost.

超过1500名乘客丧生。

Compounding the tragedy further was the fact that of those who perished, 表達脈絡

使悲剧更加雪上加霜的是，在那些遇难者中，

only 340 were found.

只有340人被找到。

Some believe that these low numbers were in part due to weather. 短語搭配

有些人认为，这些较低的数字部分是由于天气原因。

There's evidence that after the Titanic sank,

有证据表明，在泰坦尼克号沉没后，

a huge storm swept through the area,

一场巨大的风暴席卷了该地区，

scattering those adrift over as many as 50 miles. 語法

将那些漂浮的遗体吹散到多达50英里之外。

In this case,

在这种情况下，

by the time ships came for the bodies, 語法

等到船只来打捞尸体时，

recovery of many was impossible.

许多人的遗体已经无法找回。

Those who still floated beside what was left of the Titanic's doors,

那些依然漂浮在泰坦尼克号残留的门、

pillows, and chairs

枕头和椅子旁边的遗体，

continue to be discovered throughout April and May.

在整个四月和五月继续被发现。

Ships such as the Mackay-Bennett spent days pulling out those strapped to life jackets, 講解

像Mackay-Bennett号这样的船只花了几天时间打捞那些绑着救生衣的人，

identifying them,

确认他们的身份，

and tagging their bodies for return to families or for burial.

并给他们的尸体贴上标签，以便送回给家人或进行埋葬。

Sadly,

令人悲伤的是，

even after many were gone,

即使在许多遗体消失后，

some operations were unprepared for the corpses that remained.

一些打捞行动对剩下的尸体也毫无准备。

There are reports that as vessels ran out of space, 短語動詞

有报道称，由于船只空间不足，

bodies of third-class passengers were tossed overboard

三等舱乘客的尸体被抛入海中，

in favor of those from first. 短語搭配

为了一等舱乘客的遗体腾出空间。

In all,

总共，

while a few hundred were lifted from their watery graves, 習語

虽然有几百人从水坟中被打捞上来，

upwards of a thousand were unaccounted for, 用詞

但多达上千人下落不明，

never again to be seen.

再也没有被看到。

What is left of those who were scattered all over the ocean's surface remains unknown.

那些散布在海洋表面的人到底留下了什么仍然未知。

However,

然而，

it's believed that a majority of those missing went down with the ship. 習語

人们相信，大多数失踪者都随船沉没了。

Indeed,

事实上，

the underwater scene of the wreck,

沉船的水下景象，

discovered miles below the surface of the Atlantic,

在大西洋水面下数英里处被发现，

holds countless indicators of death on a massive scale. 短語搭配

包含着无数大规模死亡的迹象。

A haunting photo from the surrounding seabed reveals boots and a jacket

来自周围海床的一张令人难以忘怀的照片显示了靴子和夹克，

in positions to indicate that they once covered a body.

其位置表明它们曾经覆盖过一具尸体。

This suggests the presence of what would have been a corpse, 語法

这暗示了原本应该是一具尸体所在的位置，

though no bones can be seen.

尽管看不到任何骨头。

Experts explain that what was a body and then a skeleton

专家解释说，曾经是尸体然后变成骨架的东西

may have long ago turned to sediment. 語法

可能早就变成了沉积物。

Additional shoes litter the ocean floor,

更多鞋子散落在海底，

a ghostly reminder of tragedy long ago.

宛如很久以前那场悲剧的幽灵般的提醒。

Some who have ventured inside of what's left of the Titanic

一些冒险进入泰坦尼克号残骸内部的人

have even seen clothing in there as well.

甚至在里面也看到了衣服。

A few explorers in the area claim to have found both a ring and a finger, 語法

该地区的少数探险家声称找到了一枚戒指和一根手指，

but they reburied these without a trace. 習語

但他们将这些东西重新掩埋，没有留下痕迹。

No other such discovery has been documented.

没有记录到其他类似的发掘。

The evidence that corpses once surrounded the Titanic and rested within its outermost structure is strong.

有强有力的证据表明，尸体曾包围着泰坦尼克号并安息在其最外层的结构中。

However,

然而，

what is deep within the wreck is up for debate. 短語搭配

沉船深处的情况仍有争议。

Some believe that hundreds died inside and remain there still.

一些人认为有数百人在船内死亡，并一直留在那里。

If this is true, 語法

如果这是真的，

it's possible that bones and teeth,

很可能骨头和牙齿，

perhaps even entire bodies lie within it.

甚至可能是完整的尸体仍躺在里面。

After all, 表達脈絡

毕竟，

in the most interior areas closed off from currents 短語動詞

在与水流隔绝的最内部区域，

and without a supply of oxygen-rich water,

并且没有富含氧气的水流供应，

bodies would be free of fish or worms. 短語搭配

尸体将免受鱼类或蠕虫的破坏。

In general,

通常来说，

decomposition halts in such isolated conditions.

在如此孤立的环境下，腐烂会停止。

In fact,

事实上，

organic materials left in similarly cold,

在类似寒冷的、

pressurized environments without access to a current

高压且没有水流的环境中留下的有机物质

have been preserved for as long as centuries.

可以保存长达几个世纪。

It would seem that inside the ship and nowhere else

似乎在船内部而绝不是在其他地方

that recognizable remains,

那些可辨认的遗骸，

should any exist, 語法

如果存在的话，

could be found.

能够被发现。

Fortunately,

幸运的是，

those at rest within the Titanic will be left in peace. 用詞

那些在泰坦尼克号内安息的人将不会受到打扰。

As an over a century-year-old wreck,

作为一艘有一百多年历史的沉船，

the Titanic now falls under the protection of the 2001 UNESCO Convention, 講解

泰坦尼克号现在受2001年联合国教科文组织公约的保护，

making damage or pillage to the site illegal.

破坏或掠夺该遗址是非法的。

But the question remains,

但问题依然存在，

are the people still trapped within the Titanic?

人们是否仍然被困在泰坦尼克号内？

And if so, how many?

如果是的话，有多少人？

Have they been preserved or are they now a form of sediment,

他们是被保存下来了，还是现在成了一种沉积物，

as we will all eventually be?

就像我们最终都会变成的那样？

Let us know in the comments.

请在评论区告诉我们。

Also,

另外，

be sure to check out our other video called 50 Facts about Titanic you didn't know.

务必去看看我们的另一部名为“你不知道的关于泰坦尼克号的50个事实”的视频。

Thanks for watching,

感谢观看，

and as always,

一如既往，

don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.

别忘了点赞、分享和订阅。

See you next time.

下次见。