The movie Titanic made everyone dream of traveling on an ocean liner and finding adventure and maybe even love at sea. For many people years ago, this was not just a dream. It was actually the only way to travel from one place to another. On this date in 1938, the ship Queen Elizabeth was christened and launched. Queen Elizabeth of England, whom the ship was named after, had the honor of breaking the bottle on the side of the ship, which signified its launch. The Queen Elizabeth wasn't used as an ocean liner at first, though. Due to World War II, it served as a warship for six years before being turned into a luxury ship for civilian use. The Queen Elizabeth was the first in a series of QE ocean liners that continue to sail the high seas today.
電影《鐵達尼號》讓每個人都夢想搭乘遠洋郵輪,在海上進行冒險甚或愛之旅。對於多年前的民眾來說,這不僅僅是個夢想,而是從某處遠行到另一地的唯一方法。在1938年的今天,《伊利莎白女王號》正式命名啟用。這艘郵輪得名於英國的伊利莎白女王,而她正是受邀進行破瓶儀式以象徵船隻啟用的貴賓。不過《伊利莎白女王號》一開始並非當成郵輪使用。由於第二次世界大戰的關係,它頭六年的時間先是充當戰艦,然後再改造成豪華郵輪供一般百姓搭乘。《伊利莎白女王號》是一系列同名郵輪的第一艘,而這個系列的郵輪至今仍持續航行四海。
單字片語
★christen vt.為(船等)命名;給……起綽號
例:She was christened the queen of glam by the media.(她被媒體封為華麗女王。)
★launch vt. & n. 使(船隻)下水;發射(飛彈等);發起(活動)
★signify vt. 象徵,代表,意味著
例:My tattoo signifies my devotion to my children.(我這個刺青是代表我對子女全心全意的愛。)
★serve as... 充當……,當作……之用
例: Grandfathers umbrella also serves as his cane.(爺爺的雨傘也拿來當拐杖用。)
★civilian a.民用的,平民的& n.平民,百姓
例: All civilian aircraft must submit a flight plan before takeoff.(所有的民用飛機在起飛前必須呈交飛航計劃。)
例:She was christened the queen of glam by the media.(她被媒體封為華麗女王。)
★launch vt. & n. 使(船隻)下水;發射(飛彈等);發起(活動)
★signify vt. 象徵,代表,意味著
例:My tattoo signifies my devotion to my children.(我這個刺青是代表我對子女全心全意的愛。)
★serve as... 充當……,當作……之用
例: Grandfathers umbrella also serves as his cane.(爺爺的雨傘也拿來當拐杖用。)
★civilian a.民用的,平民的& n.平民,百姓
例: All civilian aircraft must submit a flight plan before takeoff.(所有的民用飛機在起飛前必須呈交飛航計劃。)
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