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for she had sixteen watertight compartments.

因为船由16个密封舱组成，

Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.

即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。

The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.

然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic,

“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。

A huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.

突然，了望员发现一座冰山。

After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.

警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。

The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense walk of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.

“泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。

Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.

突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。

The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.

由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。

Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,

在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，

for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!

16个密封舱已有5个进水。

The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.

于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。

As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1，500 人丧生。

Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days,

现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。

but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.

但是，当你通过绿色通道，没有任何东西需要申报时，他们仍可以拦住你。

Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.

甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的，

The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.

而老练的职业走私犯却使手提箱里藏着500只金表，却也处之泰然。

When I returned form abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.

最近一次，我也出国归来，碰上一位特别好管闲事的年轻海关官员，他显然把我当成走私犯。

'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.

“您有什么需要申报的吗？”他直盯着我的眼睛问。

'No', I answered confidently.

“没有。”我自信地回答说。

'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?'

“请打开这只手提箱好吗？”

'Not at all,' I answered.

“好的。”我回答说。

The Officer went through the case with great care.

那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。

All the thing I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.

所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。

I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.

我相信那箱子再也关不上了。

Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.

突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。

He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.

他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，高兴地一把抓了起来。

'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.

“香水，嗯？”他讥讽地说道，

'You should have declared that.

“你刚才应该申报，

Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'

香水要上进口税的。”