求新概念第三册第十课课文

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求新概念第三册第十课课文

求新概念第三册第十课课文
求新概念第三册第十课课文

求新概念第三册第十课课文
The loss of the Titanic 泰坦尼克号的沉没
The great ship ,Titanic ,sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th ,1912.She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891 .Even by modern standards,the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship .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 watertight compartments.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 waters of the North Atlantic,a 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 wall 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 thought 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 compartments 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.

LESSON 11
我正在一家饭馆吃饭,托尼。斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作,而现在正在一家银行上班。他的薪水很高,但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还。托尼看见了我,就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱。当他吃饭时,我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是,他立刻把钱给了我。“我还从未向你借过钱,”托尼说道,“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了!”
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LESSON 11
我正在一家饭馆吃饭,托尼。斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作,而现在正在一家银行上班。他的薪水很高,但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还。托尼看见了我,就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱。当他吃饭时,我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是,他立刻把钱给了我。“我还从未向你借过钱,”托尼说道,“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了!”
LESSON 12
我们的邻居查尔斯。艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇,它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航,因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船,然后和他告别。他要离开两个月,我们真为他感到自豪,他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。
LESSON 13
“绿林少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出,明天就要到达此地。他们将乘火车来,镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。“绿林少年”准备在此逗留5天。在此期间,他们将演出5场。同往常一样,警察的日子将不好过,他们将设法维持秩序。每逢这种场合,情况都是这样。
LESSON 14
去年我有过一次有趣的经历。在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后,我继续驶往下一个城镇。途中,一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下,他向我提出要求搭车。他一上车,我就用法语向他问早上好,他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个单词外,我根本不会法语。旅途中我们谁也没讲话。就要到达那个镇时,那青年突然开了口,慢慢地说道:“你会讲英语吗?”
LESSON 15
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张。我进去的时候,他连头也没抬。待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气。他还告诉我,公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支,有20个人已经离去。我知道这次该轮到我了。
“哈姆斯沃斯先生,”我无力地说。
“不要打断我的话,”他说。
然后他微笑了一下告诉我说,我每年将得到1,000 英镑的额外收入。

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