泰坦尼克號將迎末日? 2030年或徹底消失在海底

The wreckage of the Titanic could disappear completely by 2030, all because of 'hungry' bacteria in the ocean.

由於海洋裏“飢腸轆轆”的細菌，泰坦尼克號的殘骸可能會在2030年完全消失。

The once grand Titanic has been sitting 3,800 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean since 1912 – after it hit an iceberg and sank.

自1912年與冰山相撞沉沒後，曾經宏偉不已的泰坦尼克號客輪就留在了北大西洋3800米的海底。

However, because of how deep the wreckage laid, it stayed well preserved until it was finally found in 1985.

不過由於沉沒在海底深處，直到1985年再次被發現時，它都一直保存完好。

While it has been over thirty years since the wreck was discovered, now scientists don't think the remains of the ship have much time left.

自沉船被發現以來，已經有30多年的時間了，現在，科學家認爲殘骸可能時日不多了。

While the deterioration has slowed, in 2010 proteobacteria were found on rusticles that had been recovered from the wreckage.

儘管腐蝕的速度在放緩，但2010年，在殘骸的鏽跡上發現了變形菌。

Scientists named the new bacteria 'Halomonas titanicae' – but this new bacteria could mean the end is nigh when it comes to the Titanic's remains.

科學家們將這種新細菌命名爲“泰坦尼克單胞菌”--但這種新的細菌可能意味着泰坦尼克號的殘骸已接近末日了。

Recent estimates predict that by the year 2030 the ship may be completely eroded.

據最近的估計預測，到2030年，這艘船可能會徹底消失。

Where the Titanic sits, the water salinity lies at 3.5 per cent, meaning that it's easy for the bacteria to survive.

在泰坦尼克沉沒的地方，水分鹽度是3.5%，這意味着細菌在這樣的環境下很容易生存。

Scientists guessed that the wreckage would disappear eventually, but didn't think it would be so soon.

科學家猜測，殘骸會最終消失，但他們不認爲會這麼快。

However, considering the ships infamous story and all of the media attention surrounding it, it is unlikely that the ship will be forgotten any time soon – even if nothing remains of it.

然而，鑑於泰坦尼克不光彩的歷史以及所有媒體對它的關注，這艘船不太可能被很快遺忘--即便它已經完全不復存在了。

And while the ship's wreckage may be deteriorating, items from the ill-fated ship are still fetching high prices at auction.

儘管客輪的殘骸正日益腐化，但這艘不幸的客輪上的所有物品仍能在拍賣中拍得高價。

Back in October, a rare key which opened a life jacket cupboard on board the Titanic was sold at auction for 85,000 pounds. A letter written by the ship's assistant surgeon Dr John Simpson was also sold for 37,000 pounds.

就在去年10月，泰坦尼克號船上一把用於開啓存放救生衣櫃子的罕見鑰匙被拍出了8.5萬英鎊。而船上一名助理外科醫生約翰·辛普森寫的一封信也拍出了3.7萬英鎊。