Day87 带读训练 Titanic (1)

The 'turn↗ of the 20th'century / saw a 'golden age of 'Industry↗/and pros'perity / in 'many↗'western↗'countries↘.'One 'aspect of this 'era 'came↗ to e'pitomize its gran'deur / and 'ultimately↗/ its 'downfall: the Ti'tanic↘.

Com'missioned↗ by the 'British↗ 'shipping company “White Star 'Line”, the Ti'tanic↗ was cre'ated to'satiate de'mand for 'luxury 'travel between 'Europe and North A'merica↘.The 'ship's↗ cons'truction began in 'March↗'19'09 in Belfast 'Ireland↘.By the time it was sent to'England for pro'visions, Ti'tanic↗ was one of the 'largest↗'ships of its 'time↘.It was about'92 feet'wide and '88'2.5 feet 'long—the 'length of 'nearly'3'football fields↘.With a'height↗ of about 17'5 feet, the 'ship↗ a'bove↗'water was 'taller↗than most 'buildings↘.The Ti'tanic↗ 'also included'new↗'safety 'features, such as '16 com'partments de'signed↗ to prevent the 'hull from 'flooding↘.'This↗ caused 'many to believe that the 'ship / was 'unsinkable↘.'Such confidence led to the un'fortunate de'cision to cut the 'number of 'lifeboats on 'board↗/ in 'half / in 'order↗ to make the deck look 'clean and'elegant↘.

On 'April↗ 10, '19'12, Ti'tanic↗'left port in South'ampton↗, 'England, and em'barked on its 'first↗/ and 'last 'voyage↘.It 'first↗ s'topped over in 'France and'Ireland,and by the 'time↗ it'set out on the 'long↗ stretch of 'sea toward New York 'City, it had about'2,'200 'people on 'board↘.'Unbeknownst to' all, mis'fortune↗ would a'rise just a'few↗ days into their 'voyage↘.