A Lost Ship 一艘沉船

The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, 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 conducting him to give up the search. 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.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs,together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. 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. 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. 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. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.

13. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser.

從撈起的一門大炮來看，船長認為那艘船一定是艘巡洋艦。

語言點:句子結構分析:that was raised是定語從句，修飾gun。后面分句中的that引導賓語從句，交代realised的內容。注意，must have been不表示對現在情況的推測，而是對過去情況的推測。

14. 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.

另一只海底沉箱中裝的是船上一位軍官的財物，其中有一封寫于1943年3月14日的信，但沒有寫完。

語言點:句子結構分析:第一個which引導非限制性定語從句，修飾chest。第二個which引導定語從句，修飾letter。

15. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.

從這封信中船長了解到沉船船名是“卡倫”號。

語言點:句子結構分析:這句話的主體結構是“learn from…+賓語從句”。