lesson 32

salvage goods from the fire salvage the patient /your time /
The salvage operation had been a complete failure . The small shop Elkor , which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks , was on its way home .A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship’s captain instructing him to give up the search.
The two fleets planed to hold the delivery ceremony on the afternoon on 15th, after the abolishment of the joint convoy.According to the scheme, the first fleet will officially depart from the Gulf of Aden after the joint convoy for the second time
Lesson 31 A Lost Shop
干旱 Drought 风暴 Storms 地震 雪灾 Earthquakes Snow 泥石流 台风 Landslides Typhoon 洪水 火山 Floods Volcanoes 飓风 矿难 Coalmine accident 飞机坠毁 Plane crash 沉船 Shipwrecks 漏油 Oil leakage 撞车 Traffic collision
logbook :a book in which these records are made
The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.
这批被护商船共有6艘，分别是中海集团的 “银森”号、中远集团的“文竹海”号、宁波千 联远洋渔业公司的“千联2”号和香港的“马士 基艾文”号、“大西洋巨人”号及一艘自行跟随 护航编队的挪威商船。
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The “Qianlian2” with the capacity of 60 tons drove slowly and was separately convoyed by “Haikou” ship. • During this mission, the “Wuhan” as the commandership, “Wuhan”, “Haikou”, “Weishanhu”, and the “Shenzhen”, “Huangshan” of the 2nd fleet, constitute the powerful convoy fleet for the merchant ships. • 其中，只有60吨的“千联2”号航速较慢，由“海口” 舰单独实施伴随护航任务。 在这次护航行动中，作为指挥舰的“武汉”舰，和 “海口”舰、“微山湖”舰以及第二批护航编队的 “深圳”舰、“黄山”舰，共同组成强大的护航阵
Of value =valuable Of great interest =very much interesting Of great importance =very important
Of great significance =very ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱignificant Of no importance =unimportant Of no interest =uninteresting
The old man has sunken cheeks.
The chest contained the personal belongs of a seaman , Alan Fielding . There were books , clothing and photographs , together with letters which the seaman had once received from his life .
The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
instruct sb to do sth : 1)to direct to do something; order 2)2)to teach (someone) how to do (something)
cargo : goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle e.g. international cargo transportation insurance 国际 货物 运输保险 ‘ cargo boat; cargo carrier 货轮
• 由海军首批和第二批护航编队共同护航的6艘商 船，当地时间15日上午顺利抵达曼德海峡东部海 域。至此，两个编队在亚丁湾顺利完成首次共同 护航任务。
There are altogether 6 ships to be convoyed, including “Yin Sen (Silver Forest)” from China Shipping,“Wenzhuhai”from COSCO, “Qianlian 2” from Ningbo Qianlian Fishing Co,. Ltd, “Maersky Evan” & “Atlantic Giant” from Hong Kong, and one Norwegian merchant ship following.
come to light =become known =emerge bring sth to light =make known E.g. The secret came to light after his death . The two brothers brought the secret to light . log: a detailed record of a voyage of a ship or aircraft
The captain knew that another attempt would be made later , for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion .
Item: a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection
cruiser: a high-speed, long-range warship armed with weapons or missiles
• From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.
1)to elevate to a higher position
2) to increase in amount, size,etc
5)to grow e.g. to raise a crop 3)to increase in degree, strength, 6)to bring up e.g.to raise one's voice e.g. to raise a family 4) to put forward for consideration e.g. to raise prices e.g. to raise a question
in a convoy : 护航 under a convoy : 被护航 sub : under; lower in rank; divide into smaller parts submarine : subcontinent： substandard 次大陆 标准以下 潜水艇 subdivide： subculture: subsoil： 再分 亚文化群 下层土 • The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by naval official at the Ministry of Defiance after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.