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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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