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(完整版)Titanic Survivor the Story of Harold Bride
Titanic Survivor： the Story of Harold Bride
Introduction
In 1912 more and more people wanted to cross the Atlantic Ocean from England to the United States of America。 The Titanic was the biggest and most famous ship built to make this trip。
When Harold Bride joined the ship on its first voyage， his job was to work in the radio room。 He didn’t know that he would play a part in one of the worst disasters at sea the world had ever seen。
Chapter 1 “Queen of the Seas”
People have called me a hero. I don’t know about that， because there were many heroes in the early hours of 15th April 1912.
I was only 21that year. I had worked for nearly a year as a ship's radio operator.
In April I started a new job—on the Titanic.
My first sight of the ship, in Belfast, took my breath away。 Now I understand why people called it the “Queen of the Seas”. The Titanic was the biggest … and the best.
Passengers boarded the Titanic in Southampton on 10th April。 At noon the great ship set off on its voyage to New York。
For first—class passengers the Titanic was like a wonderful floating hotel with fancy restaurants， a library, and even a swimming pool.
There were lots of other passengers, too。 Many had one—way tickets， looking for a new life in America。 Of course, these people weren’t allowed near the higher decks of first class.
Jack Phillips was the Senior Radio Operator. He and I had to send lots of messages from rich passengers。 We tapped these out in Morse Code. Sometimes it was hard to catch the messages that came back。
Jack and I quickly became good friends. That was lucky, because we lived and slept in the radio cabin！
Chapter 2 Iceberg!
We were especially busy on Sunday， 14th April and it was a long， hard day for Phillips。
We received a few warnings from ships about ice ahead. Captain Smith knew about these, but he wasn’t worried-not on the “unsinkable’’ Titanic.
Phillips had so many messages to send from passengers that he even interrupted one ice warning。
I was supposed to start work late that night, so I went to bed early in the evening。 I was asieep when the accident happened. I didn’t feel anything.
Around midnight I got up and asked Phillips how everything was。
“I think the ship’s damaged,’’ he told me.
Minutes later, Captain Smith appeared. “We’ve struck an iceberg,'’ he said。
The captain returned a few minutes later。 He told us the ship was sinking。
“Send the call for assistance,” he said grimly.
“Yes， at once！” answered Phillips. He began sending out the ship’s position and a message for help in Morse Code。
It was hard to believe。 The “unsinkable ship” was going to sink。
We weren't worried yet.
“You’ll see your first iceberg，" Phillips joked.
Several ships replied to us， but they were all too far away。
As Phillips looked for a closer ship, I ran to the bridge with messages。 The crew had begun to load passengers into the lifeboats。 Women and children were supposed to leave first..
At first, some passengers refused to go。 “ How could the Titanic sink?” they thought。
So many people couldn’t believe what was happening that some of the first lifeboats were almost empty。 But slowly people understood the danger and there was no problem filling the lifeboats.
Children cried as their parents put them in the boat. Husbands and wives kissed for the last time。
Finally， a ship called the Carpathia replied to our radio call。 It was coming to help。
We continued looking for other ships and Captain Smith asked what message we were using。 Phillips told him it was “CQD”—“Come quick, danger。”
I suggested using the new Morse Code signal for help, which was “SOS"。 We joked that we were sending the first ever SOS from a sinking ship.
Chapter 3 The Terrible Truth
The joking stopped when we worked out how long the Carpathia would sink in less than two. No one could rescue us in time.
Phillips searched for closer ships and I ran to and from the bridge with news。 The decks were steeper now as the front of the ship sank. Some passengers prepared themselves for the end。
Other passengers tried to fight their way onto the remaining lifeboats。 How many of them knew the terrible truth？ There had been more than 2，200passengers and crew on the ship， but there were only enough lifeboats for 1，178! It became more and more difficult for ship's officers to keep order on the decks.
Back in the radio room， I put an overcoat around Phillips' shoulders and tied a lifebelt round him. It was getting much harder to send and receive messages now because the power was weak. Water was getting into the engine rooms.
The noise from the decks was terrible。 I don’t know how Phillips continued to work。
The captain came to the radio cabin one last time。 “You have done your duty，” he told us。 “ You can do no more。 Now it’s every man foe himself."
The water had reached the deck outside our cabin, but still Phillips did not leave the wireless。 He continued sending more and more messages。
I went into one of the other rooms for a minute. When I looked out, I saw a man from the engine rooms behind Phillips. The radio operator was too busy to notice him， but the man was trying to steal his lifebelt！
I charged out angrily. Together Phillips and I fought the man off.
Finally， with water pouring in， we abandoned the cabin。 Phillips and I said goodbye。 It was the last time I saw my friend alive。
The deck was very steep now， but the ship's band were still playing!
Some people were trying to free the last lifeboat. I ran and began to help them. Chapter 4 The End of the Titanic
The ship sank lower and suddenly a huge wave rolled up the deck towards us. It swept the boat， still upside-down, right off the ship。 I grabbed hold of a rowlock and was pulled with it. The next thing I knew, everything was dark and I was plunged into the icy water。
I was inside the lifeboat, but the lifeboat was upside—down! I struggled for air as the freezing water of the Atlantic splashed me. I didn’t know it, but more than 20 people were above, on top of the boat. Finally, somehow， I managed to drive out from under the lifeboat。
Hundreds of people were in the water all around me。 Their cries were terrible。
I looked back at the remains of the ships. It was sticking right up out of the sea。 It looked like a duck diving under the water.
Incredibly, the band still played！
I began to swim with all my strength. I was afraid I might be sucked down along with the ship when it sank。 The ship’s lights went out in its last few minutes.
My fears of being pulled down went away as the last of the great ship disappeared slowly under the water. At 2。20a.m. the Titanic was gone。
I was very cold and tired by now。 Luckily, there was a boat near to me。 It was the upside—down lifeboat-the same one I had been trapped under。 I was pulled up out of the water.
But we weren’t safe yet。 There were too many people in the boat and it was losing air. We were slowly sinking.
An officer on the lifeboat, Charles Lightoller, shouted instructions and everyone had to move so that the water didn't sink us. Everyone except me… My legs hurt so much that I couldn’t move them. We prayed and waited for dawn.
Chapter 5 Lights in the Distance
The Carpathia still hadn’t arrived. Where was it?
Luckily， another lifeboat saved us. Even though it was already full, they let all of us on board. It was in the boat that I finally saw lights in the distance.
It was the Carpathia! It was a long slow job picking up all the survivors. At last the people in my lifeboat climbed the rope ladder, one by one， onto the Carpathia。 My feet hurt terribly as I climbed up, but at the top， hands reached out to help me。 That's when I passed out 。
I woke up in a room on the Carpathia. I had survived the most terrible disaster at sea the world had ever seen. But I could not be happy。 Many others were less lucky than me。 My good friend Jack Phillips had lost his life。
Although my legs were injured, I knew that the radio operator on the Carpathia needed help。 People on land were eager for news of their loved ones. Who had survived？ Who had not？
I spent the rest of the trip to New York in the radio room， sending messages to passengers’ families and friends on land。
Years later， what I remember most about that terrible night are the acts of bravery. I remember the band playing until the very end。 And I remember Jack Phillips staying at the wireless. In my mind, he was the hero who saved us all。 (Harold Bride live for more than 40 years after the night the Titanic sank. ）
泰坦尼克号幸存者:哈罗德新娘的故事
简介
在1912越来越多的人想从英国穿过大西洋到美国美国。泰坦尼克号是建造这趟旅程的最大也是最著名的船只。
当哈罗德新娘在第一次航行时加入了这艘船,他的工作就是在无线电室工作。他不知道，他将扮演一个在海上世界上最严重的灾难之一，曾见过。
第1章“海洋之王"
人们称我为英雄。我不知道，因为在1912四月第十五的早期，有很多英雄。
我只是21that年。我曾经工作过近一年,作为船舶的无线电操作员.
四月我开始在泰坦尼克号上找到新的工作.
我第一次看到这艘船，在贝尔法斯特，把我的呼吸带走了。现在我明白为什么人们称之为“海洋之王”。泰坦尼克号是最大的…。
乘客登上了泰坦尼克号在南安普顿的四月10号.中午，大船出发去纽约。
泰坦尼克号是一个一流的旅客，就像一个奇妙的浮动旅馆，有着华丽的餐厅，一个图书馆，甚至一个游泳池。
还有许多其他乘客。很多人都有单程票，在美国寻找新的生活.当然,这些人是不允许附近的第一类更高的甲板。杰克菲利普斯高级无线电操作员。他和我不得不从富有的乘客发送大量的信息。我们挖掘这些在摩尔斯电码。有时很难捕捉到的消息。
杰克和我很快成了好朋友.那是幸运的，因为我们在无线电小屋里生活和睡觉！
第2章冰山！
星期日我们都特别忙,四月第十四，这是一个漫长辛苦的一天,因为菲利普斯.我们收到了一些关于冰的船只的警告。史密斯船长知道这些，但他并不担心，不在“永不沉没的泰坦尼克号。菲利普斯有很多信息发送的乘客，他甚至打断了一个冰的警告。
那天晚上我本来应该晚些时候开始工作的,所以我早就上床睡觉了。事故发生时我睡着了。我什么也没感觉到。午夜，我起身问菲利普斯的一切是怎样的.“我想那艘船坏了，”他告诉我。几分钟后，史密斯船长出现了。“我们已经撞到了冰山，"他说。
几分钟后船长回来了。他告诉我们这艘船正在下沉。“发送求助电话,"他冷冷地说。“是的,马上!“回答菲利普斯。他开始发送船舶的位置和在摩尔斯电码的帮助信息。
很难相信.“永不沉没的船”就要沉了。我们还不担心。“你会看到一座冰山，”菲利普斯开玩笑。几艘船只对我们说,但是他们都太远了。菲利普斯寻找靠近船，我跑到桥的消息。船员们开始载乘客进入救生艇。妇女和孩子们应该先离开。.起初，有些乘客拒绝去。“泰坦尼克号怎么会沉没？他们认为。很多人不相信的事情发生，一些先进的救生艇几乎都是空的是什么。但慢慢地人们理解的危险，没有问题填充救生艇。当他们的父母把他们放在船上的孩子哭了起来。丈夫和妻子的最后一次亲吻.
最后，一艘叫做Carpathia回答我们的无线电呼叫.这是要来帮忙的。我们继续寻找其他船舶和船长史密斯问什么样的信息，我们使用。菲利普斯告诉他这是“CQD”-“快来，危险。”我建议使用新的摩尔斯电码求救信号，这是“SOS”。我们开玩笑说，我们是从一艘正在下沉的船上发送第一个SOS
第3章可怕的真相
开玩笑时，我们停止了多久，Carpathia会沉在不到两个.没有人能及时解救我们。菲利普斯寻找接近船只和我跑去，从桥的消息。由于船的前部下沉,甲板上的甲板更陡了。有些乘客准备好了自己的最后。其他乘客试图打到剩下的救生艇。他们当中有多少人知道这可怕的真相？已经有超过2200passengers和船上的船员，但只有足够的救生艇，1178！船的军官们在甲板上保持秩序变得越来越困难了。
回到广播室，我把大衣在菲利普斯肩绑救生圈围着他。现在已经很难发送和接收消息了，因为这个力量是微弱的。水进入发动机室。甲板上的噪音很可怕.我不知道怎么菲利普斯继续工作.船长最后一次来到了无线电小屋.“你已经尽了你的责任，”他告诉我们.“你不能再多了。现在每个人都是自己的敌人。“水已经达到甲板外我们的小屋，但菲利普斯没有离开无线。他继续发送越来越多的消息。甲板。
我走进另一个房间一分钟.当我看着窗外，我看见一个男人从机舱后面菲利普斯.无线电操作员太忙没注意到他，但该男子试图偷他的救生圈!我愤怒地冲了出去.和我一起战斗的人了菲利普斯。最后，随着水的涌入，我们放弃了小屋。菲利普斯和我说再见。这是我最后一次见到我的朋友.甲板很陡，但船上的乐队仍在演奏！有人试图释放最后一艘救生艇。我跑了，开始帮助他们。
第4章“泰坦尼克号"的终结
船沉没了,突然一个巨浪卷起甲板向我们.它把船扫过，还倒过来,就在船上。我抓住了一个桨架和拉它。接下来我知道，一切都是黑暗的，我陷入了冰冷的水里。我在救生艇里，但救生艇倒了!当我在大西洋的冰水中溅了我一身的时候，我一直在努力争取。我不知道，但是超过20人在船上.最后,不知怎的，我设法从救生艇上赶走了。数以百计的人在我周围的水里。他们的哭泣是可怕的。我回头看了看这艘飞船的残骸.它正从海中伸出来。它看起来像一只鸭子在水下潜水。
令人难以置信的是，乐队仍在演奏！我开始游泳，我的力量。我很害怕,我可能会被吸掉，随着船沉没时。船的灯在最后几分钟里就熄灭了。我的恐惧被拉下来，作为最后的伟大的船消失,慢慢地在水下。在2.20a.M。泰坦尼克号了.我现在很冷，很累.幸运的是,有一条船靠近我。这是我曾经被困在下的救生艇上的救生艇。我被从水里拔了出来.
但我们还不安全。船上人太多，失去了空气。我们正在慢慢下沉。一个军官上了救生艇，查尔斯莱特勒，喊着指令和每个人都将使水不沉的我们。除了我,每个人都……我的腿疼得太多了,我不能动了。我们祈祷，等待黎明。
第5章灯的距离
Carpathia还是没到.它在哪里？幸运的是，另一艘救生艇救了我们。即使它已经满了，他们让我们所有人都在船上。我终于看到了远处的灯光。这是卡帕西亚号!这是一个漫长的缓慢的工作，拿起所有的幸存者。最后在我的救生艇的人爬上绳梯,一个接一个，在喀尔巴阡山脉。当我爬上去时，我的脚疼得厉害，但在上方，伸出手来帮助我。那是当我离开
我醒来在卡帕西亚号房间。我曾在世界上见过的最可怕的灾难中幸存下来。但我不高兴。其他人比我幸运多了。我的好朋友杰克菲利普斯已经失去了他的生命。虽然我的腿受伤了,我知道在Carpathia无线电操作员需要帮助.陆地上的人们渴望得到他们所爱的人的消息。谁活了下来？谁没有?我在广播室里度过了纽约之行,给乘客的家人和朋友们发了信息。
几年后，我最记得那个可怕的夜晚是勇敢的行为.我记得乐队演奏，直到最后。我记得杰克菲利普斯呆在无线。在我的脑海里，他是那个救我们的英雄.（哈罗德新娘在泰坦尼克号沉没后活了40年.）