澳洲富翁委托中国船厂复制泰坦尼克号 拟2016年首航

CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned.
堪培拉：澳大利亚一位亿万富翁在周一表示，他将开始在委托中国造船厂利用高科技复制泰坦尼克号，其处女航定在2016年末，航线就如之前的泰坦尼克一样，从英格兰启程到达美国纽约。

Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Clive Palmer announced Monday he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build the Titanic II.
在泰坦尼克号沉没100周年纪念日的几周后，克莱夫·帕尔默向外界宣称，本周一他和中国国营的CSC金陵船厂签订了合作备忘录，准备踏上建造泰坦尼克II号的征途。

"It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, but ... will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," Palmer said in a statement. He called the project "a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original Titanic."
“她有着泰坦尼克号的奢侈华丽，却以21世纪最先进的科技为后盾，拥有领先的航海技术和安全保障系统”，帕尔默在一次声明中如是说。他将这项工程称为“是献身工作于泰坦尼克号全体人员的伟大敬业精神的赞颂”。

More than 1,500 people died after the Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its first voyage. It was the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner at the time.
泰坦尼克在北大西洋开始她的处女航之际撞上冰山，船上超过1500人失去了宝贵的生命，泰坦尼克是当时世界上规模空前的奢华邮轮。

Palmer built a fortune on real estate on Australia's Gold Coast tourist strip before becoming a coal mining magnate. BRW magazine reported he was Australia's fifth-richest person last year with more than 5 billion Australian dollars ($5.2 billion).
帕尔默早前在澳洲黄金海岸的旅游带从事房地产，赚得一笔资产后又成为了煤矿巨头。澳洲商业评论周刊报导称，帕尔默在澳洲的富翁排行榜中位居第五名，拥有资产高达50亿澳元（52亿美元）。

Palmer said at a news conference that previous attempts to build a Titanic replica failed because proponents failed to raise enough money and commission a shipyard. The Titanic II is the first of four luxury cruise ships Palmer has commissioned CSC Jinling Shipyard to build.
帕尔默在一次新闻发布会上表示，之前无数次对泰坦尼克的复制都以失败告终，主要因为项目赞助者资金不够，没能力雇佣一座船厂。而泰坦尼克II号是帕尔默委任中国金陵造船厂建造的四艘豪华游轮中的第一艘。