Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
“泰坦尼克“号的沉没
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
◆Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市）
◆colossal adj. 庞大的
◆watertight adj. 不漏水的
◆compartment n. （轮船的）密封舱
◆flood v. 充满水
◆float v. 漂浮，做生 飘浮
◆tragic adj. 悲惨的
◆liner n. 班船
◆voyage n. 航行
◆iceberg n. 冰山
◆lookout n. 瞭望员
◆collision n. 碰撞
◆narrowly adv. 刚刚，勉强地
◆miss v. 避开
◆slight adj. 轻微的
考大学需要多少分◆tremble v. 震颤
◆faint adj. 巴彦淖尔盟微弱的
◆horror n. 恐惧
◆abandon v. 抛弃
◆plunge v. 投入，跳入
◆lifeboat n. 救生船
对老师的意见★Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市）
★colossal adj. 庞大的
big, large, huge, great, vast, immen, enormous, giant, gigantic, tremendous, titanic
colossal: large in size
A ship Titanic was colossal.
a colossal monument; a colossal statue
big:大的，重要的
You give me a big surpri.
He is a big person.
The box is big.
large:体积大，数量大
an empty large box
a large number of people
great: 伟大
vast:辽阔，广阔 vast dert
immen: immeasurable 不可测量的
an immen stadium, immen iceberg
enormous 重点突出数量、程度、体积；强调程度时，语意强于big北方小吃
Eg: He made a big success. / He made an enoumous success.
giant: 巨大的，高大的
a giant person 巨人 ； gigantic
tremendous: big, fast, powerful
The plane is traveling at tremendous speed.
titanic 用于修饰人和物，体积大、力量大
The ship is titanic.
huge:强调体积大 a huge stone 数量巨大 a huge sum of money
★watertight adj. 不漏水的
a watertight ship
watertight 引申为无懈可击的，毫无破绽的
watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点
watertight excu 毫无破绽的借口
waterproof 防水的；waterproof watch 防水手表
waterproof coat 防水雨衣
★compartment n. （轮船的）密封舱
★flood v. 充满水
vt. & n.
vt. be filled with water; the ship is flooded.
The room was flooded with moonlight.
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Our classroom was flooded with sunshine.
n. 洪水， in flood 河水泛滥； 引申表示连续不断的
During the rains, the river is in flood.
in a flood of words 滔滔不绝的
She blamed her husband in a flood of words on eing him.
★float v. 漂浮， 飘浮
drift
★tragic adj. 悲惨的
unfoutunate; a tragic accident
mirable 我是白云苦难的 bitter 痛苦的
tragedy n. 悲剧， 惨剧 in tragedy 以悲剧形式
The holiday ended in tragedy.
comedy 喜剧 comic 喜剧的，滑稽的 comical 财务是做什么的古怪的，可笑的
★liner n. 班船
★voyage n. 航行
voyage 海上航行
flight 飞行
journey 长途行程
navigation 航海，航海术
The voyage is more than the old lady can bear.
★iceberg n. 冰山
★lookout n. 瞭望员
★collision n. 碰撞
collide vi 碰撞，抚触
The plane collided with the mountain
crash v. 坠毁
It is said that there is an airplane that crashed in the mountains.
conflict vi. 和某事（某人）相抵触
My idea conflicts with yours.
clash vi. 相冲突
Eg: His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldn’t go.
★narrowly adv. 刚刚，勉强地
★miss v. 避开
★slight adj. 轻微的
★tremble v. 震颤
tremble v. 有规律的、小幅度的抖动
Look, your hands are trembling, what’s wrong with you?
shiver v. 强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动
I found he’s shivering in a cold.
shudder vi. 强调全身的颤栗
The boy is shuddering, why? Becau he was frightened.
★faint adj. 微弱的
faint: weak
faint sound / weak sound; weak voice / faint voice
faint: unconscious 失去知觉
He has been faint for a long time.
slight 轻微的，微不足道的
a slight headache; a slight book
★horror n. 恐惧
★abandon v. 抛弃
abandon 因为某事而被迫放弃自己喜爱的事物
He abandoned his rearch becau of the war.
dert 背弃，遗弃
dert the army; dert the duty; dert his family
★plunge v. 投入，跳入
plunge: jump or rush suddenly and wildly
蜜汁叉烧的做法He got so angry that he plunge into the water.
When the ship Titanic sank in the ocean, a large number of people plunged into…
jump:侧重强调快速地跳
The boy is jumping up and down.
leap: 跳跃 He leapt out of the sleeping bad.
dive 跳水、潜水
★lifeboat n. 救生船
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§ Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克“号的沉没
What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded?
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 pasngers and a crew of 89l. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of the were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after tting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immen wall of ice which ro over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain we
nt down to e what had happened. The noi had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost.
