Greatness in Ordinary

a book review of Titanic Survivor

Recently, I read Titanic Survivor, which tells us a story of Harold Bride, a Titanic?survivor, just as its name implies.

Harold was the ship’s radio operator, just 21 at that time. On that terrible night, he was rolled up by a huge wave and was saved by a lifeboat. Just due to this, he had got a chance to see Titanic?gradually disappeared slowly under the sea, feeling a sense of fear.

Although the event was disastrous, some ordinary people, as the story shows, revealed their bravery and greatness, such as the band on the ship, incredibly, continued playing music in spite of sinking with Titanic. Moreover, the person who touched me the most was Jack Phillips, Harold’s workmate. Jack kept busy sending the call of assistance, even if the captain suggested him run for life. It was his persistence that saved the survivors’?life, but eventually, he lost his own life.

The band playing until the very end, the radio operator staying at the wireless...... Those, who may just be ordinary people in someone’s eyes, all showed the exceeding greatness. That is to say, they were no longer ordinary people, but heroes.

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平凡中的偉大

——《泰坦尼克號幸存者》書評

最近，我讀了《泰坦尼克號幸存者》，它告訴我們一個泰坦尼克號幸存者哈羅德·布賴德的故事，顧名思義。

哈羅德是船上的無線電操作員，當時只有21歲。在那個可怕的夜晚，他被巨浪卷起，被救生艇救起。正因為如此，他才有機會看到泰坦尼克號慢慢消失在海底，感到一種恐懼。

盡管這是一場災難性的事件，但正如故事所示，一些普通人展現(xiàn)了他們的勇敢和偉大，比如船上的樂隊，令人難以置信的是，盡管泰坦尼克號沉沒，他們仍繼續(xù)演奏音樂。此外，最讓我感動的是哈羅德的同事杰克·菲利普斯。即使船長建議杰克逃命，杰克也一直忙于發(fā)出求救信號。正是他的堅持挽救了幸存者的生命，但最終，他失去了自己的生命。

樂隊演奏到最后，無線電操作員守在無線電臺……那些在別人眼中可能只是普通人的人，都表現(xiàn)出了非凡的偉大。也就是說，他們不再是普通人，而是英雄。