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[Day 1769 2019-07-31]
Lesson 27-3The 'Vasa'
As the wind freshened there came a sudden squall and the ship made a strange
movement, listing to port. The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be
heaved to starboard to counteract the list, but the steepening angle of the decks
increased. Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as
cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port
side of the steeply listing ship. The lower gun-ports were now below water and the
inrush sealed the ship's fate. In that first glorious hour, the mighty Vasa, which was
intended to rule the Baltic, sank with all flags flying-in the harbour of her birth.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
freshened v. 使洁净(或凉爽、新鲜、宜人); 添加液体于(饮料,尤指酒)之中; 增强变冷;
squall n. 飑(常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风); v. 大声啼哭; 号哭;
Ordnance n. (可移动) 大炮; 军备物资; 军需品; 军用器材;
heaved v. (用力) 举起,拖,拉,抛; (强烈而有节奏地) 起伏; (常指吃力地)缓慢发出(声音) ;
starboard n. (船舶或飞机的) 右舷,右侧;
list n. 一览表; 名单; 目录; 清单; (船的) 倾斜;
v. (按某次序) 把…列表,列清单,拟订清单; 列举; 把…列入一览表; (被) 列入销售清单,列入价目表;
steepening v. (使) 变陡;
rumbling n. 低沉而持续的声音; 传言; 传闻; 谣传;
v. 发出持续而低沉的声音; 发出隆隆声; 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋);
ballast n. (船中保持平衡的) 压舱物; (热气球的) 镇重物; (用作公路或铁路路基的) 道砟;
ammunition n. 弹药; (辩论中可攻击对方的) 信息,事实,炮弹;
inrush n. (突然的) 流入,涌入,冲入;
Baltic adj. 波罗的海的; 波罗的海各国的;
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