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"Titanic"Titanic

第2頁“Titanic”playedlessthantwentydays,theboxoffice

formorethantwohundredmillionU.S.dollars,to

April1998almost1.1billion

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第3頁U.S.70thAcademyAwardsofMotionPictureArtsandSciences(AcademyAward)in1998issuedtheeveningofMarch23.Storyofthefilm"Titanic"sharedthe11AcademyAwards:BestPicture,BestDirector,BestEditing,BestEpisode,BestMusic,BestArtDirection,BestPhotographyAward,BestVisualEffects,BestSound,BestSoundEditingandBestCostumeAward.ShootingthefilmtookfiveyearsatacostoftwohundredandfiftymillionU.S.dollars."Titanic"Sincetheendof1997release,ahugesuccess,hasreceivedfourGoldenGlobeawards.Tothefilmselectionisundoubtedlythemostbeautifulpersonthatisadirector,screenwriter,producerandclipinoneofJames.Cameronwas.Mentionedgentleman,ouraudienceisnostrangertolonghis"Terminator","FirstBlood,""Alien"andotherworkshaslongbeenknown,andin1994,directedbyhisscreenwriter,producerof"TrueLies"moregreatsuccessintheworld,theboxofficeinChinaactuallymorethanonehundredmillionyuanmark.Hisfilm"Titanic",isahumanhistoryaccordingtothelargestpassengershipeverbuilt-"Titanic"sankinthatthebackgroundofthetragicshootingoftheepiclovestoryofthedisaster.

第4頁"Titanic,"thetwomaincharactersLeonard.DiCaprio(Thelatestnewsabouthisseductivewifeandthreateneduseofforce)andKate.Winsletisalsoduetofilmthehititbig...

.第5頁TheGraveoftheTitanicThestoryoftheTitanicandtheiceberghasgrownintoalegendofthesea.Ittookherdiscoveryin1985tobegintofindthetruthbehindthemyth.OneofthethingsthatmakestheTitanicsofascinatingisthatsherepresentedthebestoftechnologywhenshesetsailonherill-fatedvoyagein1912,andittookthebestoftechnologyintheformofsonar,satellitetracking,anddeep-divetechnologytolocatehergrave73yearslater.Intheearly1900's,waterbornetransportationwasthenorm;today,satellitesaretakenfor第6頁TheGraveoftheTitanicgrantedbyoursociety.Butwetendtoforgettheimmenseeffortthatthesetwotechnologiesrequiretooperatetotheirmaximumpotential.Untilrecently,thetechnologydidnotexisttolocate,photograph,andexplorethisshipthatrestedtwoandahalfmilesdownontheoceanfloor.OnApril10,1912,theRMSTitanicsetsailfromSouthamptononhermaidenvoyagetoNewYork.Atthattime,shewasthelargestandmost第7頁TheGraveoftheTitanicluxuriousshipeverbuilt.At11:40PMonApril14,1912,shestruckanicebergabout400milesoffNewfoundland,Canada.Althoughhercrewhadbeenwarnedabouticebergsseveraltimesthateveningbyothershipsnavigatingthroughthatregion,shewastravelingatneartopspeedofabout20.5knotswhenonegrazedherside.Lessthanthreehourslater,theTitanicplungedtothebottomofthesea,takingmorethan1500peoplewithher.Onlyafractionofher第8頁TheGraveoftheTitanicpassengersweresaved.TheworldwasstunnedtolearnofthefateoftheunsinkableTitanic.Itcarriedsomeoftherichest,mostpowerfulindustrialistsofherday.Together,theirpersonalfortuneswereworth$600millionin1912!Inadditiontowealthyandthemiddleclasspassengers,shecarriedpooremigrantsfromEuropeandtheMiddleEastseekingeconomicandsocialfreedomintheNewWorld.TheremainsoftheTitanicwerefoundin1985byDr.RobertBallard,anoceanographerandmarinebiologistwiththeWoodsHole第9頁TheGraveoftheTitanicOceanographicInstitution.WhenhelocatedtheTitanic,hesawthat,assomesurvivorsreported,theshiphadbrokenapart.Hebelievedtheweightofthewater-filledbowraisedthesternoutofthewaterandsnappedtheshipintwojustbeforeitsank.Debrisfallingoutoftheshipwasstrewnovera1/2mileacrosstheseafloor.Thebowandthesternwerefoundnearlyft.apart.Keepingherlocationasecret,BobBallardusedGPStofindtheTitanicagainwhenhereturnedthenextyear.Hehopedto第10頁TheGraveoftheTitanicpreventtreasureseekersfromfindingherandplunderingtheshipforbootysuchascoffeecupsinscribedwithRMSTitanic.Onthissecondexpedition,hevisitedtheshipseveraltimesbysubmarine.Onhislastdescent,heleftaplaquehonoringthe1500victimsandaskingthatsubsequentexplorersleavetheirgraveundisturbed.第11頁FindtheTitanicagain!1.EventuallyBobBallardreleasedthecoordinatesoftheTitanic'slocation.Herecordedhercoordinatesas,sternsectionsitsonoceanfloorat41o43'35"N,49o56'54"W,boilersat41o43'32"N,49o56'49"W,bowat41o43'57"N,49o56'49"W.FindthesecoordinatesandtracetheoutlineofthesunkenpiecesoftheTitaniconachartoftheNorthAtlantic.2.Howfarisitfromitsplottedcourse?Atthetimeoftheaccident,theshipwasreportedtobeat41o46'N,50o14'W.(Shewasfound13?milessoutheastofthepositiongiveninherlastdistresscall.)第12頁FindtheTitanicagain!3.DiscussthefactthatsatellitetechnologythroughGPScanpinpointanypositiononEarthtowithin30feet.In1912,navigationtechniquesofdeadreckoningandcelestialnavigationcouldonlygiveoneanapproximatelocationwithinseveralmilesofone'strueposition.IftheTitanichadhadbetternavigationalaids,coulditspassengershaveallbeensaved?Coulditevenhaveavoidedtheiceberg?

TracktherouteshetookfromEnglandtoNewYorkinApril,1912.ShestartedfromSouthampton,England,andstoppedatCherbourg,FranceandQueenstown,Irelandtopickuppassengers.HerdestinationwasNewYork.Shesank1000milesdueeastofBoston,Massachusetts,and375milessoutheastofSt.John's,Newfoundland.第13頁RelivingthemomentDrawapictureoftheTitaniconthatfatefulnight,usingliteratureconnectionreferences.Informationthatshouldbeincorporatedintothework:Itwasnight.Therewereicebergs.Asthebowsank,thesternliftedfartherandfartheroutofthewater."Justbeforetheshipdisappearedentirely,"accordingtoBobBallard,"Manyeyewitnessesagreedthattheshipinfactbrokeintwo,thebowplungingdownwhilethesternbrieflyrighteditselfbeforeturningalmostverticalandsinkingafewmomentslater."DetailwhatitmighthavebeenlikeaboardtheTitanicbetween11:40PM(whentheshipgentlygrazedtheiceberg)to2:18AMwhenitdisappearedbelowthesea.OrdrawanillustrationofJasonfindingthebowoftheTitanicatthebottomoftheseaatadepthof12,460ft.Theshipwasfoundinseveralpieces.DrawwhattheTitanicmightlooklikeafteranother100yearsontheoceanfloor.第14頁LifeboatsHowmanylifeboatswereneeded?TheTitanicwasownedbytheBritishWhiteStarLine,flewtheBritishflag,andthuswasundertherulesandregulationsoftheBritishgovernment.Althoughshewasoriginallydesignedtocarry42lifeboats,theshipcarriedonly20lifeboats(fourmorethanwererequiredatthetimebyBritishregulations)forthe2,228passengersandcrew.(Thatnumbercouldsupposedlyhold1,178people.)TheoriginaldesigneroftheTitanichad第15頁Lifeboatsproposed50lifeboats,buttheBritishownersoftheWhiteStarLinehaddecidedagainstit.(IfithadbeenunderUSGovernmentregulationatthetime,42lifeboats,enoughtoaccommodate2,367personswouldhavebeenrequiredforashipthatsize.)Only705peoplewererescued;1523drownedorfrozetodeathintheicywater.Ironically,mostofthosewhodrownedwereAmericans.Assumingthateachlifeboat第16頁Lifeboatscouldhold65people,howmanylifeboatsdidtheyneed?Unfortunately,the20lifeboatsonboardwerelaunchedinpanicbeforetheywerefilledtocapacity,sothenumberofpeoplerescuedwasevenfewerthancouldhavebeenaccommodated.Only705of2,227peopleonboardsurvived.Whatpercentageisthat?第17頁LifeboatsWomenMenTotal&ChildrenFirstclass94%31%60%Secondclass81%10%44%Steerage47%14%25%Crew87%22%24%第18頁LifeboatsAnalyzethesestatistics.Whatdothesefigurestellyouaboutthepolicyofsavingwomenandchildrenfirst,howsocialstandingandwealthinfluencedwhowasrescued,andthetraditionthatthecrewusuallywentdownwiththeship?ManyofthepoorestpeoplewerenotawareoftheseriousnessofthedamagetotheTitanicuntilshortlybeforeitsank.第19頁ThemysteryoftheTitanicsankAlmost25yearstothedayaftertheR.M.S.TitanicwasdiscoveredtwoandahalfmilesbelowthesurfaceoftheAtlantic,anexpeditiontotheoceanfloorhastransmittedbrandnewimagesofhistory'smostfamousshipwreck.Legendarybeforeitwasfound,theTitanicbecameevenmoresoaftertheworldcaughtitsfirstglanceoftheghostlyship,whichmetitsendinApril1912.Afteryearsofspeculationandeducatedguessesthathad