Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanicTitanicthegreatshipHaveyoueverwatchedthemovie“Titanic”?JackandRoseHowdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?shipwrecksHowdoyouthinkabouttheship“Titanic”?Newwords&Expressions1.colossal[kəˈlɑsəl]adj.巨大、庞大的largeinsize,hugeeg.Hehasacolossalnerve.2.watertight[ˈwɔ:tətaɪt]adj.不漏水的waterproofadj.防水的water-resistantadj.防水的anti-wateradj.防水的,抗水的3.compartment[kəm‘pɑ:tmənt]n.轮船密封舱4.flood[flʌd]n.洪水、水灾经常用作floodsv.充满水befilledorcoveredwithwatereg.Ourstreetfloodswheneveritrains.泛滥、溢出tooverfloweg.Theriverfloodedthevalley.充满、满是tocovercompletelyeg.Theroomwasfloodedwithlight.afloodoftears泪如泉涌afloodofpeople人潮如涌afloodofwords口若悬河5.float[fləʊt]v.漂浮tostayonthesurfaceofaliquid6.tragicadj.[ˈtrædʒɪk]悲剧的;悲惨的n.tragedyeg.Atragicstoryperhapshappensonlyinthemovies.7.liner[‘laɪnə(r)]n.班船,班机(comicadj.comedyn.)8.voyage['vɔɪɪdʒ]n.旅行、航行ajourneymadebyboatorshipv.航海traveloverthesea9.iceberg[‘aɪsbɜ:ɡ]n.冰山10.lookout[ˈlʊkaʊt]n.瞭望员、监察所apersonwhowatches监视动作theactofkeepingwatcheg.keepingalookoutfortheenemy前景、远景alikelyfutureeg.Itisagoodlookoutforyouifyoustudyhard.11.collisionn.碰撞,冲突12.narrowly:adv.narrow:adj.勉强的,险胜的•narrow+n.eg.anarrowvictoryHewaselectedbyanarrowmajority.•narrowly+negativev.险些,差点Henarrowlyescapeddeath.Henarrowlyescapedtheaccident.13.missv.避开,错过,想念missingadj.丢失的(前置定语)anarrowescape九死一生14.slight:adj.细小的;微不足道的;轻微的eg.Ihaveaslightheadache.我有点轻微的头疼。aslightpossibilityofsuccess很小的成功可能性aslightgirl苗条的女孩aslightdifference微小的区别not…intheslightest=not…atall一点也不Youdidn’tembarrassmeintheslightest.15.tremble震颤Thechildrentrembledwithfright.孩子们被吓得发抖。Shetrembledatthethoughtthatshemightneverseehimagain.一想到自己也许再也见不到他时她就发抖。16.faint:adj.模糊的;暗淡的;微弱的eg.afaintlight暗淡的光线afaintsound微弱的声音17.horrorn.恐怖,恐惧terrorn.恐怖,dreadn.恐怖,恐惧fearn.畏惧,担心frightn.惊吓,恐怖horribleadj.恐怖的,可怕的horrifyv.使恐怖,惊骇terribleadj.可怕的,糟糕的terrifyv.吓唬,威胁dreadfuladj.可怕的dreadv.害怕,担心fearfuladj.害怕的fearv.畏惧,害怕,担心frightfuladj.恐怖的,可怕的frightenv.使害怕,吓唬18.abandonv.抛弃abandonship弃船(因形势紧迫、危险等)离弃(家园、飞机、船只等);(机上人员)弃机(跳伞)19.plunge投入,跳入plungeinto投入;跳入;突然或仓促地开始某事taketheplunge冒险尝试;采取决定性步骤20.Lifeboat救生艇•Lifebuoy救生圈•Life-jacket救生衣•Lifeguard救生员•Lifespan寿命Text•Listentothetapeofthetextcarefullyandtrytoanswerthequestionsonnextpage.•Whilelistening,pleaseunderlinetheanswersinyourbook.•Iwillgiveyoufiveminutestoreadallthequestions.1.WherewastheTitanicsailing?2.HowmanytonswastheTitanic?3.Whywasitregardedunsinkable?4.HadtheTitaniceversailedbefore?5.Whenwasthehugeicebergspotted?6.Whatmeasureshadbeentakenafterthatandwhatwastheresult?7.Isthatso?Andwhathappenedlater?8.Whathappenedtothepeopleaboard?Why?1.WherewastheTitanicsailing?Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.Shewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.sailforvsleaveforvsgofor2.HowmanytonswastheTitanic?Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.by=accordingto3.Whywasitregardedunsinkable?Atthattime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.Eveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.(1).为什么用hadbeenbuilt过去完成时?(2).他不仅会说英语还会说法语。(翻译时把notonly放在句首)NotonlycanhespeakEnglish,butalsohecanspeakFrench.4.HadtheTitaniceversailedbefore?Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.wentdown=sank5.Whenwasthehugeicebergspotted?Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,hugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.6.Whatmeasureshadbeentakenafterthatandwhatwastheresult?Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewallofice[whichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher].6.Isthatso?Andwhathappenedlater?Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!7.Whathappenedtothepeopleaboard?Why?Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.Astherewerenotenoughlifeboatsforeverybody,1,500liveswerelost.后置定语:翻译成--弃船的命令1.这艘渡轮明天将从上海出发去重庆。TheferrywillsailforChongqingfromShanghaitomorrow.2.AS123航班此刻承载着500个乘客以及20个机组人员。FlightAS123isnowcarrying500passengersandacrewof20.3.按照现代标准,这辆车实在很不环保。Bymodernstandards,thiscarisbadforenvironment/environmentalprotection.(producestoomuchpollution)Modelafterthesentencesinthepassage.4.这本书不仅仅是有史以来最流行的一本书,而且也被认为是中国文学史上的一座里程碑。Thisbookisnotonlyoneofthemostpopularbooksthathaveeverbeenwritten,butisregardedasalandmarkintheChineseliteraturehistory.5.这个保镖忽然一转身,刚好错过了子弹。Thebodyguardsuddenlyturnedaround,narrowlymissingthebullet.6.要实现这个计划,希望很小。(SLIGHT)Thereisslightpossibilitytorealizetheplan.7.在过去十年里,日本小车充斥着广州市场。Inthepasttenyears,JapanesecarsfloodedtheGuangzhoumarket.Thankyou.