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1、TitanicSurviv:theStyofHaroldBrideIntroductionIn1912memepeoplewantedtocrosstheAtlanticOceanfromEngltotheUnitedStatesofAmerica.TheTitanicwasthebiggestmostfamousshipbuilttomakethistrip.WhenHaroldBridejoinedtheshiponitsfirst
2、voyagehisjobwastowkintheradioroom.Hedidn’tknowthathewouldplayapartinoneofthewstdisastersatseathewldhadeverseen.Chapter1“QueenoftheSeas”Peoplehavecalledmeahero.Idon’tknowaboutthatbecausethereweremanyheroesintheearlyhourso
3、f15thApril1912.Iwasonly21thatyear.Ihadwkedfnearlyayearasaship’sradiooperat.InAprilIstartedanewjob—ontheTitanic.MyfirstsightoftheshipinBelfasttookmybreathaway.NowIunderstwhypeoplecalleditthe“QueenoftheSeas”.TheTitanicwast
4、hebiggest…thebest.PassengersboardedtheTitanicinSouthamptonon10thApril.AtnoonthegreatshipsetoffonitsvoyagetoNewYk.FfirstclasspassengerstheTitanicwaslikeawonderfulfloatinghotelwithfancyrestaurantsalibraryevenaswimmingpool.
5、Therewerelotsofotherpassengerstoo.ManyhadonewayticketslookingfanewlifeinAmerica.Ofcoursethesepeopleweren’tallowednearthehigherdecksoffirstclass.JackPhillipswastheSeniRadioOperat.HeIhadtosendlotsofmessagesfromrichpassenge
6、rs.WetappedtheseoutinMseCode.Sometimesitwashardtocatchthemessagesthatcameback.JackIquicklybecamegoodfriends.Thatwasluckybecausewelivedsleptintheradiocabin!Chapter2Iceberg!WewereespeciallybusyonSunday14thAprilitwasalongha
7、rddayfPhillips.Wereceivedafewwarningsfromshipsabouticeahead.CaptainSmithknewaboutthesebuthewasn’twried—notonthe“unsinkable’’Titanic.Phillipshadsomanymessagestosendfrompassengersthatheeveninterruptedoneicewarning.Iwassupp
8、osedtostartwklatethatnightsoIwenttobedearlyintheevening.Iwasasieepwhentheaccidenthappened.Ididn’tfeelanything.AroundnightIgotupaskedPhillipshoweverythingwas.“Ithinktheship’sdamaged’’hetoldme.MinuteslaterCaptainSmithappea
9、red.“We’vestruckaniceberg’’hesaid.Thecaptainreturnedafewminuteslater.Hetoldustheshipwassinking.“Sendthecallfassistance”hesaidgrimly.“Yesatonce!”answeredPhillips.Hebegansendingouttheship’spositionamessagefhelpinMseCode.Th
10、eshipsanklowersuddenlyahugewaverolledupthedecktowardsus.Itswepttheboatstillupsidedownrightofftheship.Igrabbedholdofarowlockwaspulledwithit.ThenextthingIkneweverythingwasdarkIwasplungedintotheicywater.Iwasinsidethelifeboa
11、tbutthelifeboatwasupsidedown!IstruggledfairasthefreezingwateroftheAtlanticsplashedme.Ididn’tknowitbutmethan20peoplewereaboveontopoftheboat.FinallysomehowImanagedtodriveoutfromunderthelifeboat.Hundredsofpeoplewereinthewat
12、erallaroundme.Theircrieswereterrible.Ilookedbackattheremainsoftheships.Itwasstickingrightupoutofthesea.Itlookedlikeaduckdivingunderthewater.Incrediblythebstillplayed!Ibegantoswimwithallmystrength.IwasafraidImightbesucked
13、downalongwiththeshipwhenitsank.Theship’slightswentoutinitslastfewminutes.Myfearsofbeingpulleddownwentawayasthelastofthegreatshipdisappearedslowlyunderthewater.At2.20a.m.theTitanicwasgone.Iwasverycoldtiredbynow.Luckilythe
14、rewasaboatneartome.ItwastheupsidedownlifeboatthesameoneIhadbeentrappedunder.Iwaspulledupoutofthewater.Butweweren’tsafeyet.Thereweretoomanypeopleintheboatitwaslosingair.Wewereslowlysinking.AnofficeronthelifeboatlesLightol
15、lershoutedinstructionseveryonehadtomovesothatthewaterdidn’tsinkus.Everyoneexceptme…MylegshurtsomuchthatIcouldn’tmovethem.Weprayedwaitedfdawn.Chapter5LightsintheDistanceTheCarpathiastillhadn’tarrived.WherewasitLuckilyanot
16、herlifeboatsavedus.Eventhoughitwasalreadyfulltheyletallofusonboard.ItwasintheboatthatIfinallysawlightsinthedistance.ItwastheCarpathia!Itwasalongslowjobpickingupallthesurvivs.Atlastthepeopleinmylifeboatclimbedtheropeladde
17、ronebyoneontotheCarpathia.MyfeethurtterriblyasIclimbedupbutatthetophsreachedouttohelpme.That’swhenIpassedoutIwokeupinaroomontheCarpathia.Ihadsurvivedthemostterribledisasteratseathewldhadeverseen.ButIcouldnotbehappy.Manyo
18、therswerelessluckythanme.MygoodfriendJackPhillipshadlosthislife.AlthoughmylegswereinjuredIknewthattheradiooperatontheCarpathianeededhelp.Peopleonlwereeagerfnewsoftheirlovedones.WhohadsurvivedWhohadnotIspenttherestofthetr
19、iptoNewYkintheradioroomsendingmessagestopassengers’familiesfriendsonl.YearslaterwhatIremembermostaboutthatterriblenightaretheactsofbravery.Irememberthebplayinguntiltheveryend.IrememberJackPhillipsstayingatthewireless.Inm
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