夏说英文晨读：纪录片 the six 泰坦尼克号上的中国幸存者 0426

A new documentary exposes the harrowing story of the six Chinese mariners who survived Titanic but were vilified in the press and deported from the US just days after the sinking.

Filmmakers Arthur Jones and Steven Schwankert have made The Six, which debuted in Chinese cinemas this week, to tell the little-known story of eight third-class Chinese passengers on the ship.

After the sinking, two of the men died, five escaped the ship on lifeboats, and a sixth, Fang Lang, survived after he was found clinging to a wooden plank in the middle of the ocean.

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1. expose UK /ɪkˈspəʊz/ US /ɪkˈspoʊz/ v. 暴露，显露；揭露(show the truth about someone or something, especially when it is bad)
· 构词：ex-向外，词根pos-摆放
· Two reporters exposed corruption in Philadelphia's court system.
两名记者揭露了费城法院系统的腐败。
2. harrowing UK /ˈhærəʊɪŋ/ US /ˈhæroʊɪŋ/ adj. 痛心的，悲惨的(upsetting or disturbing)
· a harrowing story 一个悲惨的故事
· a harrowing experience 一次悲惨的经历
3. vilify UK /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/ US /ˈvɪləfaɪ/ v. 诽谤
4. deport UK /dɪˈpɔːt/ US /dɪˈpɔːrt/ v. 驱逐
· 构词：de-离开，词根port-港口

5. debut UK /ˈdeɪbju/ US /ˈdeɪbju/ v. 首秀，首映 n. 首秀(the first public appearance)
· Shirley Temple made her debut at three.
秀兰·邓波尔三岁就登台表演。
· debut album 首张专辑
6. little-known adj. 少有人知道的
· 反义词：well-known adj. 出名的

7. lifeboat UK /ˈlaɪfbəʊt/ US /ˈlaɪfboʊt/ n. 救生艇，救生船
· life saver 救生员，救星
· You're really my life saver.
你真是我的救星。