learning language by reading and listening

Any time you can use more of your senses to learn the better it is.   This post is an experiment for me as I consider posting audio content in order to help you learn with more senses.   The idea is for me to read a short passage and for you to read and listen at the same time.  Let me know if this is helpful.

The order to abondon ship was given at 5 p.m. For most of the men, however, no order was needed because by then everybody knew that the ship was done and that it was time to give up trying to save her. There was no show of fear or even apprehension. The had fought unceasingly for three days and they had lost. They accepted their defeat almost apathetically. They were simply too tried to care.