1. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
    "泰坦尼克"起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。

2. From a worn letter located in his pocket, an emergency-room nurse learned that his son was a Marine stationed in North Carolina. Apparently there were no other relatives.
    一位急救室的护士在他口袋里发现一封揉皱了的信, 从信中知道他儿子是海军陆战队队员,随部队驻扎在北卡罗来纳州。显然, 他没有别的亲戚。