Titanic

Author: Michael Potter
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book is one of the "FLTRP·DK English-Chinese Comparative Encyclopedic Readers" series. Titanic belongs to Level B, with approximately 800 vocabulary words. The book features interwoven text and images, color printing, and realistic visual effects that will provide you with a more delightful reading experience.
The Greatest Ship At the beginning of the 20th century, the fastest way to cross the Atlantic Ocean was by ocean liner. All the shipping lines wanted their ships to be the biggest, the best, and the fastest. The White Star Shipping Line was very proud when they announced in 1912 that their "supership" - the Titanic - was ready to make her first voyage across the Atlantic. The Titanic was going to be the largest and best ship in the world. She was also going to be the most luxurious and the safest ship on the seas. This was a ship that was going to be impossible to sink. It was difficult to believe her great size. How big was the Titanic? She was more than 269 meters long. Imagine a line of 22 large London buses standing one behind the other! This may give you an idea about the Titanic's size. If you were in a small ship at sea when it passed the Titanic, you might think that you were passing in front of a cloud. A big, black cloud that hid the daylight and the sun.