英语导读1000句[44]:At Sea

Section 44
At Sea

Throughout history, people have left the land and taken to the sea.
This has been done to catch food by fishing or to visit other lands.
Boats and ships have been used for this purpose.
The first boats were made of wood, as many are still today.
Paddles were first used to propel the boats and then sails were used.
Eventually, more sails were added to give speed to the ships and boats.
Later, coal was used to create steam driven engines.
Today, most ships or boats use oil based fuels.
There are rules and laws at sea, called maritime¹ law.
Thieves at sea are called pirates, they break the maritime laws.
All sailors know to respect the sea as it can be a very dangerous place.
Perhaps drowning is one of the most feared forms of dying.
The sea bed is littered with thousands of years of shipping² that sunk.
Nowadays, some people dive for the treasures that sunken ships may hold.
The fated ship, Titanic³, has recently been one such ship, that has reviewed its sunken treasures.

1 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

2 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。