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， 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

◆ tremble                         v. 震颤

◆ faint                               adj. 微弱的

◆ horror                            n. 恐惧

◆ abandon                       v. 抛弃

◆ plunge                          v. 投入，跳入

◆ lifeboat                         n. 救生船

 

★ Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市）

★ colossal adj. 庞大的

big, large, huge, great, vast, immense, 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 surprise.

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 desert

immense: immeasurable 不可测量的

 an immense stadium, immense iceberg

enormous 重点突出数量、程度、体积；强调程度时，语意强于 big

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 excuse 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 seeing him.

 

★ float v. 漂浮， 飘浮

drift

 

★ tragic adj. 悲惨的

unfoutunate; a tragic accident

miserable 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 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? Because 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 research because of the war.

desert 背弃，遗弃

desert the army; desert the duty; desert his family

 

★ plunge v. 投入，跳入

plunge: jump or rush suddenly and wildly

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 passengers 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 these 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 setting 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 immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise 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.

 

【课文讲解】

The loss of the Titanic

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for … 背景介绍

sail for 航海去往某处

set out (off) for 出发去往某处

leave for, head for, make for

 

Eg: He will set out for the Atlantic.

The plane is making for the airport.

We are heading for Canada.

 

She eas carrying…

carry 表示载有； a crew of 一组人员

 

Even by… by : according to 表示依据

modern standards 现代的标准

by regulation 依据规则 ; by ruies 依据条例

by our estimate 根据我们的估计

by one’s looks / by one’s appearance 根据某人的长相

according to 依据 （事实、课文等客观存在的现实）

according to the fact 依据事实

according to the text 依据这篇课文

 

在我看来： in my opinion

 

according to / in accordance with

in accordance with 更加正式

in accordance with law 依据法律

in accordance with rules

 

at that time 在当时

 

not only… but (also )… 不仅 … 而且

be regarded as: be considered to be, be thought of as 把 … 看作为

口语中： regard sb. / sth. as + (n. / pron. / adj. / doing / done)

Eg: I regarded his idea as totally unacceptable.

We can’t regard the matter as settled.

 

for 表示原因

be able to 强调有能力

 

be remembered 被永远记住

go down: sink

on her first voyage 处女航， 首航

with heavy loss of life 损失惨重，造成大批人员的死亡

 

four days after setting out… : four days after setting off…

…spotted…: suddenly discovered by a look out

icy waters 水域，海域

 

the alarm had been given 发出警

to avoid… 不定式表目的

 

just in time 很及时

missing 现在分词做状语，表示对主句的补充说明

narrowly 勉强地

 

which 指代 the immense wall of ice

from below 从下方   from above 从上方

 

… so faint that no one thought that…

so… that…

 

to one’s horror 使某人感到惊讶

 

five of her sixteen watertight compartments had been filled with water.

 

The  order was given 命令被下达

to abandon ship 弃船，不定式做定语

As (because ) there were not enough lifeboats… 1,500 lives died.

 

the order was given. 命令被下达

to abandon ship 弃船 不定式做做定语

 

ability 能力

the ability to do sth.

order sb. to do sth.

be capable of doing sth.  强调有做某事的能力

capability of doing sth. 做某事的能力

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【 Special difficulties 】

Word Building 构词法

动词后加 -er, 如果是以不发音的 -e 结尾的，只加 -r, 表示行为的主动者，做某事的人。

work----worker   teach----teacher    murder----murderer

write----writer    read----reader

动词后加 -ist, 表示某种主义者、信仰者；从事某种事业、研究的人

copy----copyist    type----typist    novel ---- novelist

drug---- druggist    tobacco----- tobacconist

形容词后加 -ness, 抽象名词，表示一种性质、情况、状态

kind----kindness    bitter----bitterness    happy----happiness

willing----willngness

某些动词后加 -ion, 构成名词

suggent----suggestion …

以 -te 结尾的动词，把不发音的 -e 去掉，再加 -ion

translate----translation  complete---- completion

graduate---- graduation

某些以 -aim /-ain 结尾的动词，把 -i 去掉，再加 -ation

explain----explanation  exclaim----exclamation

以 -ity 结尾，放在形容词之后，构成抽象名词，表示性质、状态

以 -able / -ible 对尾的形容词变成名词，充成 –ability / -ibility

able----ability    probable----probability    possible----possibility    mobile----mobility

 

Exercese

Supply the missing words in the following sentences:

1  He studied physics at university. He is a p____ .

2  He works in a mine. He is a m_____ .

3  Pasteur did a great service to _____ (human ).

4  He is trying to make a good _____ ( impress ).

5  His paintings have been admired for their _____ (original ).

 

Key: 1. physicist  2. miner  3.  humanity  4. impression   5. originality

 

【 Multiple choice questions 】

Comprehension

1  When the Titanic set out from Southampton _____ .

a. she was carrying a very large cargo

b. she was making a voyage which is only attempted by very large ships

c. only two of her watertight compartments were flooded

d. she was sailing on her maiden voyage

 

1. D

 

2  What happened once the icebery had been spotted?

a. The Titanic got lost in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

b. The alarm was given that there was a collision ahead.

c. The Titanic quickly changed her course.

d. The Titanic turned just as the iceberg rose steeply out of the water.

 

2. C

 

3  The Titanic sank because _____ .

a. she had been badly damaged by an iceberg

b. the captain was slow to realize the true nature of the damage

c. no more than five of her watertight compartments had been flooded

d. instead of trying to save her, people plunged into the water

 

3. A

 

Structure

4  _____ were 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891 . (ll.2-3)

a. On her board    b. On board her    c. Boarding her    d. On boarding ner

 

4. B her 指代的是 the great ship

on board the plane / the train

 

5  No one thought she _____ sink, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. (ll.5-6)

a. would be possible to    b. would be able to    c. should    d. could possibly

 

5. D 表示下沉的可能性

6  She _____ four days when a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted. (ll.9-10)

a, sailed    b. was sailing    c. has sailed    d. had been sailing

有了段时间 four, 用过去完成进行时

6 ． D

 

7  So faint _____ that no one thought… (ll.13-14)

a. the noise was    b. had been the noise    c. it was the noise    d. it had been the noise

So 位于句首，句子必须倒装

7 ． B

 

8  As there were _____ lifeboats for every body…(ll.16-17)

a. as little    b. so little    c. very few    d. too few

not enough lifeboats

8. D

 

Vocabulary

9  The great ship _____ sharply to avoid a direct collision. (ll.10-11)

a. veered    b. changed    c. went back    d. cornered

突然转向

veer = turn

9. A

 

10  The Titanic turned _____ narrowly missing the immense wall… )ll.11-12)

a. in next to no time    b. on a sudden impulse    c. with no time to spare    d. nearly on time

just in tome  躲得很及时

in next to no time = at once, immediately

on a sudden impulse: 凭一时的冲动

10. C

 

11. The captain went down to _____ . (l.13)

a. explore    b. investigate    c. examine    d. inquire

重点在于下去调查

11 ． B

 

12  There was not enough _____ in the lifeboats for everybody. (ll.16-17)

a. room    b. place    c. volume    d. area

room 空间     volume 容量，容积   area 地区   place 地方， 地点

12. A

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