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She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
--by modern standards
--the standard of living 生活水平
--be below / up to the standards
colossal -巨大的, 庞大的
--a colossal monument 巨大的纪念碑
At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
regard.. as...--把...视为, 看作
--I regard him as a fool. 我把他看作一个傻瓜
--He was regarded as a fool.
Unsinkable---un+sink+able
--unforgivable, unforgettable, unforeseeable, unspeakable
watertight-adj.不漏水的, 水密的
--a water-resistant coat, a waterproof watch
