On the evening of April 14，1912 a number of first-class passengers on the Titanic revelled in a privately hosted feast in the first-class á la carte restaurant.At the same time in the first-class dining saloon other first class passengers some who had paid the equivalent of $124，000 in today’s dollars for the ocean voyage settled in for a sumptuous，if over-filling，ten-course extravaganza.Meanwhile，in the second-class dining saloon，second-class passengers ate a less elaborate but beautifully served dinner.And third-class passengers ate simply prepared，hearty meals served in their own spartan dining saloon.
1912年4月14日晚上，泰坦尼克号头等舱的部分乘客来到高级自助餐厅参加一个私人宴请。这些享受至尊服务的人，花了相当于今日12.4万美元的价钱才登上这艘巨轮。同一时间，在晚宴沙龙还有另一群头等舱的客人，准备享用10道菜组成的奢华盛宴。而在二等舱餐厅里，虽然乘客享用的菜式没有那么精致，却也不失水准。至于三等舱里的人们，只有简单地填饱肚子而已了。
Several hours later，in the early morning of April 15th，the Titanic sank taking 1581 passengers and crew many well fed and lubricated to their untimely deaths.
几个小时以后，也就是15日凌晨，泰坦尼克号带着1581名乘客和船员(很多人已经酒足饭饱)沉入冰冷的北大西洋。
What is the fascination with“last meals”？Last meals of executed criminals are usually reported in the media：“For his last meal he ordered fried chicken，a Caesar salad and apple pie á la mode.”None of these meals would appeal to the gourmet but for some reason they hold our interest.
为什么人们会痴迷于“最后的晚餐”？媒体常会报道一些临刑罪犯的最后一餐：“最后一餐他点了炸鸡、凯撒沙拉和淋了冰激淋的苹果派”。其实这些菜单会吸引美食家，但因为某些原因，我们还是会关注和感兴趣。
What sets the last meal on the Titanic apart？Is it that so many died’together，at one time，and that for the first-class passengers at least，their“last meals”were glorious feasts，brilliantly prepared and flawlessly served in an atmosphere of elegance and luxury with death waiting in the wings？Or is it that the last meal provides a touchstone to the sinking that is accessible to each of us in gustatory terms we all understand？Or is it that the“last dinner”on the Titanic is simply a metaphor for seizing each moment as if it's the last.
我们每个人都会有最后一餐，那泰坦尼克号最后的晚餐又有不同？也许是因为1581名乘客和船员一起殒命，而就在头等舱乘客在优雅奢华的氛围中享受菜式精致的盛大晚宴时，窒息的死亡正在一旁伺机而动；也许头等舱的完美味觉盛宴正是死神发出的沉船信号；也许泰坦尼克号上的最后晚餐只是在告诉我们，要紧紧抓住生命中的每个时刻。
There were only two menus recovered from the Titanic for the night of the 14th.One of these the first-class menu is reproduced below.
泰坦尼克号沉没当晚的菜单只有两份得以还原，下面就是头等舱最后晚餐的菜单：
The First-Class Menu As served in the first-class dining saloon of the R.M.S.Titanic on April 14，1912
