230628 "泰坦"号灾难性内爆!加拿大启动调查

▍原文

Investigators in Canada have boarded the support ship used to launch the Titan submersible in their bid to understand what caused the vessel's catastrophic implosion.

Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it docked in St John's, Newfoundland, on Saturday.

The Titan was on a dive to the wreck of the Titanic when it broke apart, killing five people on board.

▍语言点

1. board /bɔːrd/ v. 登上(船，登机，火车，公交等)

2. support ship 支援船

3. launch /lɑːntʃ/ v. 放船下水 · launch the submersible 放潜艇下水

4. catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk/ adj. 灾难的；不利的 · The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences. 谈判失败，可能会带来灾难性后果。

5. implosion /ɪmˈploʊʒ(ə)n/ n. 内部爆炸 · explosion /ɪkˈsploʊʒ(ə)n/ n. 爆炸 · 构词：词根plo爆炸，前缀im-内部

6. half-mast 半旗 · mast /mæst/ n. 旗杆 · fly a flag at half-mast 降半旗

7. dive /daɪv/ n. 潜水

8. wreck /rek/ n. 残骸

9. break apart 分裂，解体；破裂 · break 裂开，apart 分开 · The relationship between the two friends broke apart. 这两个朋友之间的关系破裂了。

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