泰坦尼克号背后的10个秘密

　　虽然泰坦尼克号能容纳3547名乘客及船员，但英国政府规定的救生艇数量是960个。

　　Titanic actually carried boats for 1,178, exceeding requirements. Even if more boats had been installed, there would not have been time to launch them; Titanic’s last two boats floated off as the ship sank. Of the available 1,178 seats, 465 were sent away empty.

　　其实，泰坦尼克号还超出限额，配备了1178艘救生艇。但就算救生艇再多，当时也没有足够时间全部用上。船沉后，还有两只救生艇就那样漂走了。1178只救生艇，有465只放下后完全没用上。

　　10. Titanic’s present and future

　　泰坦尼克号的现状和未来

　　Titanic lies 12,500 feet below the surface in a lightless, hostile environment. Strong undersea currents press strongly against the ship’s sides, damaging already-weakened areas. Perhaps within a generation, the ship’s upper portions largely will have disappeared. Eventually, only the inch-thick steel hull will remain.

　　现在，泰坦尼克号正躺在12500英尺下的海底，周围一片黑暗、凶险无常。剧烈的海底洋流冲击着船身，腐蚀着已然破败的残骸。或许几十年后，大部分现有残骸都会消失殆尽，最后只剩下一点钢片了吧。

　　More than 6,000 objects have been retrieved from Titanic’s debris field; no artifacts come from the ship’s interior. As decks collapse, what’s left of Titanic’s interior splendor will be sealed off forever.

　　人们从泰坦尼克号残骸里找回了6000多件物品，但船内的装饰却荡然无存。船体坍塌的刹那，它舱内的辉煌就已经被永远封存了。