A Lost Ship 一艘沉船
The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain conducting him to give up the search. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs,together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.
4. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
船長知道日后還會再作嘗試，因為他試圖尋找的沉船上載有一批珍貴的金條。
語言點:make an attempt的意思是“努力”，sunken ship的意思是“沉船”，gold bullion的意思是“金條”。
5. Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.
盡管船長接了電報，他還是決定再試一試。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:despite引導(dǎo)讓步狀語，說明“一個前提條件是…（但是…）”。
語言點2:decide to try once more的意思是“再試一次”。
6. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
他們用結(jié)實的網(wǎng)把海床搜索了一遍。當(dāng)一只箱子從海底被打撈上來時，甲板上人們激動不已。
語言點1:注意powerful的本意是“有力的”，在此引申為“結(jié)實的”。
語言點2:scour相當(dāng)于search completely，意思是“徹底搜索”；be raised from的意思是“被從…中撈起來”。
The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain conducting him to give up the search. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs,together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.
4. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
船長知道日后還會再作嘗試，因為他試圖尋找的沉船上載有一批珍貴的金條。
語言點:make an attempt的意思是“努力”，sunken ship的意思是“沉船”，gold bullion的意思是“金條”。
5. Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.
盡管船長接了電報，他還是決定再試一試。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:despite引導(dǎo)讓步狀語，說明“一個前提條件是…（但是…）”。
語言點2:decide to try once more的意思是“再試一次”。
6. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
他們用結(jié)實的網(wǎng)把海床搜索了一遍。當(dāng)一只箱子從海底被打撈上來時，甲板上人們激動不已。
語言點1:注意powerful的本意是“有力的”，在此引申為“結(jié)實的”。
語言點2:scour相當(dāng)于search completely，意思是“徹底搜索”；be raised from的意思是“被從…中撈起來”。