Foundations Reading 4B

Chap 8

第8章

Reading 4B MY DESCENT TO THE TITANIC by Corey Jaskolski In 2001, I was part of an expedition to explore the Titanic. Our team used two small deep-sea robots, one blue and one green. My job was to make sure the robots' batteries worked well. Three days into the expedition, the green robot got stuck inside the Titanic. Even worse, one of its batteries was damaged. That was dangerous, as the battery could explode. It could harm the robot and the ship. We had to find a way to get it out. In the middle of the ocean, though, there are no stores to buy supplies. So, we had an idea. We took a coat hanger and put it inside the blue robot. The plan was to use the hanger's hook to pull out the green robot. Two crew members and I got ready to go down in a three-man submarine. A crane lifted us and placed us in the water. Then we started to sink—12,500 feet to the ocean bottom. If anything went wrong, we were totally on our own. At about 9,000 feet, a crewmate accidentally touched some wires. Suddenly, all the sub's lights went out. We were in complete darkness. It was terrifying, but the pilot was able to fix it, and we carried on. Finally, we reached the Titanic's wreckage. First, we could just see pieces of metal. Then we started to see suitcases and shoes. Over a thousand people fell here, but their bodies disappeared long ago. For about 12 hours, we tried to pull the robot out with the coat hanger. Finally, we got it and brought it to the surface. There was no way we were going to leave it behind. That little robot was part of our team.

阅读4B 科里·贾斯科尔斯基《我对钛的描述》 2001年，我参加了探索泰坦尼克号的探险队。 我们的团队使用了两个小型深海机器人，一个蓝色，一个绿色。 我的工作是确保机器人的电池工作良好。 探险三天后，绿色机器人被困在泰坦尼克号上。 更糟糕的是，它的一个电池损坏了。 这很危险，因为电池可能会爆炸。 这可能会对机器人和飞船造成伤害。 我们必须想办法把它弄出来。 然而，在海洋中央，没有商店可以购买供应品。 所以，我们有了一个想法。 我们拿了一个衣架，把它放在蓝色机器人里面。 计划是用衣架的钩子拉出绿色机器人。 我和两名船员准备乘坐一艘三人潜艇下水。 一架起重机把我们吊起来，放在水里。 然后我们开始下沉——沉入海底12500英尺。 如果出了什么问题，我们完全靠自己。 在大约9000英尺的高空，一名机组人员不小心碰到了一些电线。 突然，潜艇上的所有灯都熄灭了。 我们完全处于黑暗之中。 这很可怕，但飞行员能够修好它，我们继续前进。 最后，我们到达了泰坦尼克号的残骸。 首先，我们只能看到金属碎片。 然后我们开始看到行李箱和鞋子。 一千多人倒在这里，但他们的尸体很久以前就消失了。 在大约12个小时的时间里，我们试图用衣架把机器人拉出来。 最后，我们找到了它，并把它带到了水面。 我们不可能把它抛在脑后。 那个小机器人是我们团队的一员。

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