鐵達尼號上的屍體都去哪裡了？：英語精讀講義

It weighed 46,000 tons,

它重達46,000噸，

yet floated on water.

卻能漂浮在水面上。

At over 882 ft long and 175 ft high,

長超過882英尺，高175英尺，

the Titanic was an unforgettable sight.

鐵達尼號的景象令人難忘。

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

建造它的公司希望擁有最大、採用最先進技術的船隻，

and every luxury imaginable.

以及你能想像到的所有奢華設施。

It was not disappointed.

它並沒有讓人失望。

As the Titanic left England April 10th, 1912

當鐵達尼號在1912年4月10日離開英國，

on a journey that would span the Atlantic,

踏上橫跨大西洋的旅程時，

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

許多人注視著這艘看似完美的巨輪消失在遠方。

None expected it to sink just four days later.

誰也沒想到僅僅四天後它就會沉沒。

Today, we find out the fate of those on board

今天，我們將探尋船上人員的命運，

in this episode of the Infographics Show.

盡在本期的The Infographics Show中。

Where did all the bodies on the Titanic disappear?

鐵達尼號上的那些屍體都去哪兒了？

The Titanic was the brainchild of the White Star Line, 慣用語

鐵達尼號是White Star Line（白星航運）的創意結晶，

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

這是一家與當時其他公司直接競爭的造船公司。

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

其中的Cunard在1907年建造了Lusitania號與Mauretania號，

nautical masterpieces that crossed the Atlantic at record-breaking speeds

這兩艘航海傑作以破紀錄的速度橫跨大西洋，

and thereby earned their builders widespread acclaim and recognition.

從而為它們的建造者贏得了廣泛的讚譽和認可。

Not to be upstaged, 慣用語

不甘示弱的，

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

白星航運著手製造不是一艘，而是三艘客船，

to surpass all others in both size and luxury. 文法

旨在尺寸和奢華度上超越所有其他船隻。

The Titanic, the Olympic, and the Britannic.

即鐵達尼號、奧林匹克號和不列顛號。

To their credit, 語氣意圖

值得稱道的是，

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

建造商Harland and Wolff成功創造出了當時世界上最大的可移動人造物。

However,

然而，

this feat came at a cost. 慣用語

這一壯舉是付出了代價的。

The quantity of materials needed for these vessels was immense.

這些船隻所需的材料數量是巨大的。

As steel and rivet supplies dwindled,

隨著優質鋼材和鉚釘供應的減少，

they were forced to use inferior versions, 文法

他們被迫使用劣質替代品，

held together with lower-grade plates and rivets.

用低等級的鋼板和鉚釘將船體固定在一起。

Many believed the Titanic was doomed from the beginning.

許多人認為鐵達尼號從一開始就註定要失敗。

Indeed,

事實上，

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

證據表明，由於沒有像優質鋼材那樣發生彎曲形變，

pieces of the hull shattered and rivets broke

船體部分碎裂，鉚釘斷裂，

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

當船隻在紐芬蘭海岸附近撞上冰山時。

Less than three hours later,

不到三個小時後，

it was at the bottom of the sea.

它就沉入海底。

Ironically,

諷刺的是，

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

鐵達尼號曾因其被認為完美無瑕的設計而被稱為「永不沉沒」。

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

它不僅有電子控制和無線通信系統，

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

還配備了可密封的隔艙以保持漂浮。

However,

然而，

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

當船隻向左轉向試圖避開冰山但失敗時，

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

其右側被撞出了近300英尺長的破洞。

Water flowed into six of the supposed watertight compartments

水湧入了六個原本應該是水密的隔艙，

and then moved on to fill the rest.

然後繼續灌滿其餘的部分。

Many believed this event was mostly due to human error.

許多人認為這一事件主要歸咎於人為失誤。

A radioed warning of icy conditions,

例如關於冰情的無線電警告，

for example,

比如，

was dismissed as unimportant. 片語搭配

就被視為不重要而被忽略了。

The lookouts responsible for sighting obstacles 片語搭配

負責觀察障礙物的瞭望員

could not access their binoculars.

無法拿到他們的雙筒望遠鏡。

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

甚至船長可能也在為了創紀錄的速度而繼續全速前進。

Mother Nature was of no help either.

大自然同樣沒有幫忙。

Large chunks of ice and hazy optical illusions

大塊的浮冰和朦朧的視錯覺

only contributed to the crash.

只是助長了這場撞擊。

Further,

此外，

nearby ships could not tell the Titanic was sinking.

附近的船隻無法察覺鐵達尼號正在沉沒。

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. 片語搭配

導致了極其慘重的人員傷亡。

In the panic and chaos,

在恐慌和混亂中，

the boats that were available were also misused,

可用的救生艇也被錯誤使用，

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

留下了400個空座，而超過1500人被困。

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

隨著船首因進水的重量而下沉，

the back rose steadily higher.

船尾不斷翹起。

Mounting pressure eventually caused it to crack, 文法

不斷增加的壓力最終導致它斷裂，

sending the front into the depths of the ocean.

將船首送入了海洋深處。

The rest soon followed.

剩下的部分很快也跟著沉沒了。

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

到1912年4月15日凌晨2點20分，

what was left of the Titanic was gone.

鐵達尼號殘存的部分也消失了。

The 710 who survived were rescued by the Carpathia,

倖存的710人被Carpathia號救起，

responding to Titanic signals of distress.

該船響應了鐵達尼號的求救信號。

It did not reach the area,

它並沒有到達該區域，

however,

然而，

until almost two hours later.

直到將近兩個小時後。

While the Titanic sank in the darkness,

當鐵達尼號在黑暗中沉沒時，

the sun was rising by this time,

此時太陽正在升起，

highlighting the remains of the less fortunate,

照亮了那些不幸遇難者的遺體，

lifelessly suspended in the sea.

毫無生氣地漂浮在海面上。

The Carpathia was forced to navigate around multiple icebergs

Carpathia號被迫繞過多座冰山，

and passed floating bodies to reach those still alive.

並穿過漂浮的屍體去接觸那些仍然活著的人。

Despite its best efforts, 片語搭配

儘管盡了最大努力，

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

一些被救出的人後來還是死了，並被海葬。

In all,

總共，

over 1,500 passengers were lost.

超過1500名乘客喪生。

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

使悲劇更加雪上加霜的是，在那些遇難者中，

only 340 were found.

只有340人被找到。

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

有些人認為，這些較低的數字部分是由於天氣原因。

There's evidence that after the Titanic sank,

有證據表明，在鐵達尼號沉沒後，

a huge storm swept through the area,

一場巨大的風暴席捲了該地區，

scattering those adrift over as many as 50 miles. 文法

將那些漂浮的遺體吹散到多達50英里之外。

In this case,

在這種情況下，

by the time ships came for the bodies, 文法

等到船隻來打撈屍體時，

recovery of many was impossible.

許多人的遺體已經無法找回。

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

那些依然漂浮在鐵達尼號殘留的門、

pillows, and chairs

枕頭和椅子旁邊的遺體，

continue to be discovered throughout April and May.

在整個四月和五月繼續被發現。

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

像Mackay-Bennett號這樣的船隻花了幾天時間打撈那些綁著救生衣的人，

identifying them,

確認他們的身份，

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

並給他們的屍體貼上標籤，以便送回給家人或進行埋葬。

Sadly,

令人悲傷的是，

even after many were gone,

即使在許多遺體消失後，

some operations were unprepared for the corpses that remained.

一些打撈行動對剩下的屍體也毫無準備。

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

有報導稱，由於船隻空間不足，

bodies of third-class passengers were tossed overboard

三等艙乘客的屍體被拋入海中，

in favor of those from first. 片語搭配

為了一等艙乘客的遺體騰出空間。

In all,

總共，

while a few hundred were lifted from their watery graves, 慣用語

雖然有幾百人從水墳中被打撈上來，

upwards of a thousand were unaccounted for, 用詞

但多達上千人下落不明，

never again to be seen.

再也沒有被看到。

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

那些散佈在海洋表面的人到底留下了什麼仍然未知。

However,

然而，

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

人們相信，大多數失蹤者都隨船沉沒了。

Indeed,

事實上，

the underwater scene of the wreck,

沉船的水下景象，

discovered miles below the surface of the Atlantic,

在大西洋水面下數英里處被發現，

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

包含著無數大規模死亡的跡象。

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

來自周圍海床的一張令人難以忘懷的照片顯示了靴子和夾克，

in positions to indicate that they once covered a body.

其位置表明它們曾經覆蓋過一具屍體。

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

這暗示了原本應該是一具屍體所在的位置，

though no bones can be seen.

儘管看不到任何骨頭。

Experts explain that what was a body and then a skeleton

專家解釋說，曾經是屍體然後變成骨架的東西

may have long ago turned to sediment. 文法

可能早就變成了沉積物。

Additional shoes litter the ocean floor,

更多鞋子散落在海底，

a ghostly reminder of tragedy long ago.

宛如很久以前那場悲劇的幽靈般的提醒。

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

一些冒險進入鐵達尼號殘骸內部的人

have even seen clothing in there as well.

甚至在裡面也看到了衣服。

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

該地區的少數探險家聲稱找到了一枚戒指和一根手指，

but they reburied these without a trace. 慣用語

但他們將這些東西重新掩埋，沒有留下痕跡。

No other such discovery has been documented.

沒有記錄到其他類似的發掘。

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

有強有力的證據表明，屍體曾包圍著鐵達尼號並安息在其最外層的結構中。

However,

然而，

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

沉船深處的情況仍有爭議。

Some believe that hundreds died inside and remain there still.

一些人認為有數百人在船內死亡，並一直留在那裡。

If this is true, 文法

如果這是真的，

it's possible that bones and teeth,

很可能骨頭和牙齒，

perhaps even entire bodies lie within it.

甚至可能是完整的屍體仍躺在裡面。

After all, 表達脈絡

畢竟，

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

在與水流隔絕的最內部區域，

and without a supply of oxygen-rich water,

並且沒有富含氧氣的水流供應，

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

屍體將免受魚類或蠕蟲的破壞。

In general,

通常來說，

decomposition halts in such isolated conditions.

在如此孤立的環境下，腐爛會停止。

In fact,

事實上，

organic materials left in similarly cold,

在類似寒冷的、

pressurized environments without access to a current

高壓且沒有水流的環境中留下的有機物質

have been preserved for as long as centuries.

可以保存長達幾個世紀。

It would seem that inside the ship and nowhere else

似乎在船內部而絕不是在其他地方

that recognizable remains,

那些可辨認的遺骸，

should any exist, 文法

如果存在的話，

could be found.

能夠被發現。

Fortunately,

幸運的是，

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

那些在鐵達尼號內安息的人將不會受到打擾。

As an over a century-year-old wreck,

作為一艘有一百多年歷史的沉船，

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

鐵達尼號現在受2001年聯合國教科文組織公約的保護，

making damage or pillage to the site illegal.

破壞或掠奪該遺址是非法的。

But the question remains,

但問題依然存在，

are the people still trapped within the Titanic?

人們是否仍然被困在鐵達尼號內？

And if so, how many?

如果是的話，有多少人？

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

他們是被保存下來了，還是現在成了一種沉積物，

as we will all eventually be?

就像我們最終都會變成的那樣？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言區告訴我們。

Also,

另外，

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

務必去看看我們的另一部名為「你不知道的關於鐵達尼號的50個事實」的影片。

Thanks for watching,

感謝觀看，

and as always,

一如既往，

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

別忘了按讚、分享和訂閱。

See you next time.

下次見。