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Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints f
Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints f
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2023-08-20
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Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the doomed ocean liner, although he【B1】______calling the vessel unsinkable.
The ship will largely recreate the design and decor of the【B2】______original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as【B3】______, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling, as in 1912, Palmer said. "I’m not too superstitious," Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best known for sinking was【B4】______.
White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. Some 1 500 people died on Titanic’s maiden voyage(首航)in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship【B5】______an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year,【B6】______ to make a similar boast, "Anything will sink if you put a hole in it," Palmer said. "I think it would be very【B7】______ to say it." Palmer rejected to answer questions about the project’s cost. "It’s not about the money," Palmer said. "I’ve got enough money for it: I think that’s all that matters." Forbes【B8】______ Palmer’s net worth to be $ 795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a【B9】______.
Titanic II will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which is already building four ore carriers(矿砂船)for Palmer’s mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been【B10】______, Palmer said. [br] 【B4】
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tempting fate
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根据空格所在位置可知,空格处应填入表语或非谓语动词(词组)。结合录音可填入tempting fate,意为“冒险”。
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