这艘巨轮"泰坦尼克号"于1912年4月10日从南安普顿出发，驶往纽约。
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
她载有1316名乘客和891名船员。
She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
即使以现代标准衡量，这艘46000吨的泰坦尼克号也是一艘庞然大物。
Even by modern standards, the 46,000-ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
然而，在那个年代，她不仅是有史以来建造过的最大的船，还被认为是不会沉没的，因为她拥有16个水密舱室。
At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen water-tight compartments.
即使其中两个舱室进水，她仍然能够浮在水面上。
Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
这艘巨型客轮的悲惨沉没将永远被铭记，因为她在首次航行中就沉没，造成了大量人员伤亡。
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
出发四天后，就在泰坦尼克号正行驶于北大西洋冰冷的海域上时，一名了望员突然发现了一座巨大的冰山。
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
警报发出之后，这艘巨轮急速转向，以避免正面碰撞。
After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
泰坦尼克号及时转向，险些撞上那堵巨大的冰墙——它从船旁边的水中升起，高出水面100多英尺。
The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
突然，从下面传来一阵轻微的颤动声，船长随即下去查看发生了什么事。
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
那声音是如此微弱，以至于没有人认为这艘船已经受到了损坏。
The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
在船舱里，船长惊骇地意识到泰坦尼克号正在迅速下沉，因为她的十六个水密舱室中已有五个进水了！
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
弃船的命令下达了，数百人跳入了冰冷的海水中。
The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
由于没有足够的救生艇供所有人使用，1500人失去了生命。
As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.