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Six-Way 87 The Titanic

Explore the tragic story of the Titanic, the supposedly "unsinkable" ship that met its demise when it struck an iceberg. Discover the events leading up to the sinking and the subsequent rescue efforts. Learn more about the Titanic through the movie, dialogue, and the iconic song "My Heart Will Go On."

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Six-Way 87 The Titanic

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  1. Six-Way 87The Titanic The word “unsinkable” sunk the Titanic. How? a.不會沉的 v.使下沉(sink-sunk-sunk) Because everyone believed it. The ship left Southampton南安普敦, England, on April 10, 1912. She sailed for five days on calm平靜 的 seas, steaming 行駛at about 26 miles per hour. Pretty fast for a ship of over 46 thousand tons.

  2. On April 14, wireless無線電報 reports from ships warned of Icebergs ahead. Actually, six reports came in that day.But the “unsinkable” ship steamed on. No slowing down減速. There was no moon that night. At 11:40 P.M. lookout 守望者 Frederick Fleet saw the iceberg and phoned the bridge.艦橋; 駕駛臺 A mountain of ice loomed against the dark sky. 隱約地出現

  3. The berg冰山 was about 100 feet high. This means it extended延伸about 900 feet below the surface. The ship veered轉向at the last second. From above, it looked like a close shave.僥倖的脫險shave擦過 look like +N. = close call=narrow escape preposition But the bottom a scraping 擦 sound was heard.

  4. It took 25 minutes to assess評估the damage.救生艇 Water was pouringin灌入. At 12:05,“Get the lifeboats ready” was ordered. By 2:02 A.M. the ship had sunk below the surface. So there were only about two free hours to load the lifeboats. The ship carried2207 people. Fully loaded完全裝載, the lifeboats could take only 1,178. Already there was guaranteed必定的肯定的 doom厄運、死亡 for many(people). Most boats pulled划away partially部分地 loaded. Boat #1,made for 40, carried only 12. Ultimately最後, only 705 people survived. = at last=finally=in the end

  5. 距離+away 離…多遠 Just 10 miles away was the Californian, stopped since 10：30P.M. Each ship could see the other‘s lights. But they could not communicate. The Californian shutdown關閉its wireless at 11:30. The Titanic crashed 10 minutes later. Its cry for help 求救was unheard. The Carpathia, many miles away, heard. Arriving after four hours, it picked up the survivors. = As Carpathia arrived after four hours, it picked up the survivors.

  6. About Titanic • Titanic Movie • Titanic dialogue • Song: My heart will go on

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