A maverick Australian mining billionaire, Clive Palmer, plans to build the Titanic II and sail it from England to New York by the end of 2016.
特立独行的澳大利亚矿业富豪克莱夫•帕尔默计划出资修建“泰坦尼克2”号游轮，这艘游轮将在2016年底前从英格兰驶往纽约。
The replica of the ill-fated ship will be built at a Chinese shipyard. It will be powered by diesel rather than coal but will otherwise follow design plans approved by a historical research team and, like its predecessor, will have 840 rooms and nine decks.
这艘遇难船只的复制品将由中国一家造船长承建。新游轮采用柴油驱动，而不是煤炭，但仍将遵循历史学家研究小组通过的设计方案。和当年的泰坦尼克号一样，新的游轮也将有840个舱室和9层甲板。
Asked whether the new ship could sink, Mr Palmer, Australia’s fifth-richest person, said: "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it."
在被问到这艘新建游轮是否会沉没时，帕尔默说：“当然会沉，如果你在船身上打个洞的话。”帕尔默是澳大利亚第五大富豪。
He added: "It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn’t happen. But, of course, if you are superstitious like you are, you never know what could happen."
他补充说：“这艘现代化的船舶将采用各种技术进行设计，以确保不会沉没。但当然，如果你们非常迷信，你就永远不会知道将会发生什么。”
Mr Palmer said the boat will have the same dimensions as the Titanic and will replicate its designas closely as possible but will have "state of the art engineering". The only differences will be below the water line, he said, and will include a bulbous bow for greater fuel efficiency and diesel generation, plus an enlarged rudder and bow thrusters for improved manoeuvrability.
帕尔默说，新船的尺寸基本与原型一致，并将尽可能重现原型的设计，但将采用“最新工程技术”。唯一的不同是在水面以下，新船将采用球鼻船首，以提高燃油效率。另外，新游轮采用柴油驱动，船舵更大，同时安装船首推进器，以增强机动性。
