Foundations Reading 4A

Chap 7

第7章

Reading 4A I'VE FOUND THE TITANIC! As a boy, Robert Ballard liked to read about shipwrecks. He read a lot about the Titanic. "My lifelong dream was to find this great ship," he says. On August 31, 1985, Ballard's dream came true. He found the wreck of the Titanic. The ship was in two main parts, lying four kilometers under the sea. Using video cameras and an undersea robot, Ballard looked around the ship. He found many items that told the sad story of the Titanic's end. For example, he found a child's shoes, a reminder of the many deaths that happened that night in 1912

阅读4A 我找到泰坦尼克号了！ 小时候，罗伯特·巴拉德喜欢读关于沉船的书。 他读了很多关于泰坦尼克号的书。 “我一生的梦想是找到这艘伟大的船，”他说。 1985年8月31日，巴拉德的梦想成真。 他发现了泰坦尼克号的残骸。 这艘船有两个主要部分，位于海底四公里处。 巴拉德用摄像机和水下机器人环顾了整艘船。 他发现了许多讲述泰坦尼克号沉没悲惨故事的物品。 例如，他发现了一双儿童鞋，这让他想起了1912年当晚发生的许多死亡事件

In 1986, Ballard visited the Titanic again. This time, he reached the ship in a small submarine. A deep-sea robot took photos inside the ship. When other people saw the photos, they wanted to visit the ship, too. When Ballard returned in 2004, he found the Titanic in very bad condition. Other explorers had taken away about 6,000 items, like clothes, dishes, and shoes. Some even took pieces of the ship. They think these things should be moved to a safer place, but Ballard doesn't agree. Ballard believes that taking things from the Titanic is wrong. Instead, he wants to put lights and cameras on and around the shipwreck. This way, people can see the great ship and remember what happened to it. "As long as she needs protection," says Ballard, "the Titanic will always be part of my life."

1986年，巴拉德再次参观了泰坦尼克号。 这一次，他乘坐一艘小型潜艇抵达了那艘船。 一个深海机器人在船内拍照。 当其他人看到这些照片时，他们也想参观这艘船。 当巴拉德于2004年返回时，他发现泰坦尼克号的状况非常糟糕。 其他探险家拿走了大约6000件物品，如衣服、盘子和鞋子。 有些人甚至拿走了船的碎片。 他们认为这些东西应该搬到一个更安全的地方，但巴拉德不同意。 巴拉德认为，从泰坦尼克号上拿走东西是错误的。 相反，他想在沉船上和周围安装灯光和摄像头。 通过这种方式，人们可以看到这艘大船，并记住它发生了什么。 巴拉德说：“只要她需要保护，泰坦尼克号将永远是我生活的一部分。”

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