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那是1915年5月1日,英德两国已交战9个月。纽约54号码头上,一艘名为“R.M.S.勒兹坦尼亚”的英国客船正要开往英国的利物浦。乘客们知道那里有危险,不列颠岛周围属战区,他们的船也有被德军击沉的危险。一些游客甚至在当天早晨看到了报纸上发出的不祥警告。但仍没人想象到一个文明民族能在事先不警告的情况下向一艘毫无武装的游船开火。“勒兹坦尼亚”号客船离开纽约港开始了最后一次航行。四根烟囱高高地耸立,看上去威风凛凛、不可战胜。八年前这船刚造好时曾是丘纳德航运公司的骄傲,它超过了德国客
That was May 1, 1915, when Britain and Germany had engaged in fighting for nine months. At New York Pier No. 54, a British passenger ferry called “R.M.S. Leztinia” is about to head for Liverpool, England. Passengers know there is danger there, the British Isles are surrounded by war zones, and their ships are also at risk of sinking by the Germans. Some tourists even saw ominous warnings in the newspapers that morning. However, no one imagined that a civilized nation could fire on an unarmed cruise ship without warning in advance. The “Lezitania” passenger vessel left New York Harbor and began its last voyage. Four chimneys towering high, looks majestic, invincible. Eight years ago this ship was built just proud of Cunard Shipping Company, which surpassed the German passenger