Background: 好萊塢經(jīng)典電影《泰坦尼克號(hào)》講述了在 1912 年與冰山相撞而沉船的超級(jí)豪華客輪的故事。據(jù)最近來自一個(gè)澳大利亞大學(xué)的研究報(bào)告稱，當(dāng)年船上英國乘客的生存率低于美國乘客，是因?yàn)橛丝蛡冊(cè)谏暇壬瑫r(shí)遵守了排隊(duì)的禮貌規(guī)則。

Questions:請(qǐng)?jiān)诼犗旅驿浺舻臅r(shí)候試著回答這些問題。這是一個(gè)用來幫助你提高聽力技能的練習(xí)。

1. True or false: The Titanic went down on its first trip.

2. How many people died in the disaster?

3. True or false: According to the new research, poorer passengers were locked below deck and unable to escape.

4. According to the research, did people let women and children off the Titanic first?

Queuing on the Titanic 在泰坦尼克號(hào)上排隊(duì)

The story of the Titanic continues to grip 吸引 us. The Hollywood blockbuster 大片 starring Leonardo diCaprio and Kate Winslet brought the horror and romance of the tragedy to a new generation.

But when the 'unsinkable' luxury liner ‘永不沉沒的’超級(jí)豪華客輪 went down after hitting an iceberg 冰山 on her maiden voyage 初次航行 more than 1,500 people perished 死了 in the icy waters of the north Atlantic.

Now David Savage, a Behavioural Economist from Queensland University of technology, has concluded 總結(jié) that more British passengers died than Americans because they stood in line.

But his study also destroys another enduring myth 長期以來的一個(gè)說法. He found no evidence that poorer passengers were locked down below 被鎖在 （甲板層）下面 and unable to reach the deck 甲板 to escape. And his work also suggests that gallantry 紳士風(fēng)度 withstood 擋住了 the rising waters. Mostly, he says, the women and children first rule 女士孩子優(yōu)先的常規(guī) was followed.

But if he's right about the rest then Leonardo diCaprio, who played an American in the movie, would have cheated to survive and Kate Winslet would have got a seat in a lifeboat 救生船 much sooner, whilst the Brits would have gone down 沉下去 not to the sound of the band playing, but to the sound of a polite chorus 合唱 of "After you", "No, after you"...

GLOSSARY 詞匯表 (收聽發(fā)音, 請(qǐng)單擊英語單詞)

grip 吸引	locked down below 被鎖在（甲板層）下面
blockbuster 大片	deck 甲板
'unsinkable' luxury liner ‘永不沉沒的’超級(jí)豪華客輪	gallantry 紳士風(fēng)度
iceberg 冰山	withstood 擋住了
maiden voyage 初次航行	the women and children first rule 女士孩子優(yōu)先的常規(guī)
perished 死了	lifeboat 救生船
concluded 總結(jié)	gone down 沉下去
enduring myth 長期以來的一個(gè)說法	chorus 合唱

Answers

1. True or false: The Titanic went down on its first trip.

True. The boat hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage – its first trip.

2. How many people died in the disaster?

More than 1,500 people perished, or died, in the disaster.

3. True or false: According to the new research, poorer passengers were locked below deck and unable to escape.

False. David Savage found no evidence that poorer passengers were locked below deck.

4. According to the research, did people let women and children off the Titanic first?

Yes, David Savage says that mostly the women and children first rule was followed.