Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown. Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown. Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirwayaboard. Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately. 39;llneverforgetthescreams, saysChristaNtitzmann, 87, oneofthe 1,200 survivors. Sherecallswatchingtheship, brightlylit, slippingintoitsdarkgrave - andintoseemingnothingness, rarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.
NowGermanysNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe 9,000 dead, includingmorethan 4,000 children - withhislatestnovelCrabWalk, publishedlastmonth.
slideintov.不知不觉地陷入
tilt 倾斜的, 翘起的
desperatelyadv.拼命地, 失望地
graven.墓穴, 坟墓 adj. 严重的, 黯淡的, 低沉的 v.雕刻, 铭记
revivev.苏醒, 复兴, 复活, 再生效, 回想
今天的作业就是翻译下面几个句子,来试下吧
1.Wemustntslideintocomplacency.
2.PopularopinionhastiltedinfavouroftheSocialists.
3.Themanintheriverdesperatelytriedtoreachtheside.
4.Thiscouldhavegraveconsequences.
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