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ThelossoftheTitanicNewwordsandExpressionsloselose–lost–lost丢失loss(n)lossoflifeloseone’slife丧命ataloss不知所措loose(adj)松的shoelaceisloose鞋带松了tight（adj)紧的tightschedule时间安排紧colossaladj.庞大的（=largeinsize）--AshipTitanicwascolossal.--acolossalmonument/acolossalstatuecolossal表示“巨大的，庞大的”，强调物体的雄伟huge强调体积，但也可以表示数量上的“巨大”ahugeamountofmoney/ahugeicebergimmense表示“极大的”，指一般标准无法衡量。Titanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.enormous指超出一般的体积或程度，大的出奇，有点反常。wehadanenormouslunch.watertightadj.不漏水的--awatertightshipwatertight（引申为无懈可击的、毫无破绽的）--watertightarguments无懈可击的论点--watertightexcuse毫无破绽的借口proof（adj.不能透入的）waterproof/water-resistant（adj.防水的）--waterproofwatch防水手表--waterproofcoat防水外衣--bulletproofvest防弹衣【anti-wateradj.防水的，抗水的】voyagen.航行（海上航行）--Thevoyageismorethantheoldladycanbear.--make/goonavoyage.--maidenvoyage处女航--firstvoyage第一次航行navigation航海,航行学,航海[航空]术navigationlight夜航灯光,导航灯flight飞行/journey长途行程/trip短途行程collisionn.碰撞Fivepersonsdiedduringthecollisionbetweentwobuses.collidevi.碰撞,抵触,冲突--Iftheaimsoftwocountriescollide,theremaybewar.如果两国的目标冲突，就可能发生战争。collidewith与...相撞；冲突；抵触--Myideascollidewithhers.--飞机撞到了山上。conflictCrashinto/collidewithplungev.投入，跳入，陷入（=jumporrushsuddenlyandwildly）→~intoHegotsoangrythatheplungeintothewater.学生们全神贯注在考试上她陷入沉思当中。textThegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th.1912.sailfor…航海去往某处setoutfor/setofffor/leavefor/headfor/makefor出发去往某处--HewillsetoutfortheAtlantic.--Theplaneismakingfortheairport.--WeareheadingforCanada.Shewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.carry表示载有carrypassengers承载乘客carrier(n)航空母舰运送者acrewof一组人员Theshiphasacrewof57exclusiveofofficers.这船上除高级船员外，有57名普通船员。Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.by=accordingto表示依据--byregulation依据规则/byrules依据条例--byone‘slooks=byone’sappearance根据某人的长相Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.accordingto…依据（事实、课文等客观存在的现实）--accordingtothefact依据事实standardn.水准，标准，水平bebelow/uptostandard低于/达到某种标准thestandardofliving生活水平Atthetime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.unsinkable不会沉没的，不可能沉没的un+v.+able➩adj.表达动作的不可能性unforgivableunforgettableunforeseeableunbelievableregard…as/treat…as/view…as/consider…asEveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.floodv.注满,充满【flood…with…/befloodedwith…】--Mydeskisfloodedwithpaper.我的桌子上堆满了纸--aroomfloodedwithsunlight充满阳光的房间他们给她提供了大量的建议。n.充溢,大量--afloodoflight一大片强光--afloodofpeople人潮如涌Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.liner-班轮，班机：大型商船或飞机withheavylossoflife---结果状语tragic悲剧的comic喜剧的opera歌剧dramatragedy悲剧comedy喜剧play剧documentary记录片thriller恐怖片series连续剧SoapoperaFourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,ahugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.water–watersicywaters水域crossthewaters渡过大海people--peoples民族sand沙子不可数--sands沙滩lookout-n.望员,监视哨,看守--alookouttower了望塔Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.sharplyadv.锐利地,急剧地修饰一种变化或动作=suddenlyincrease/drop/rise/fallsharplyShelookedupsharplywhenImentionedhisname.我一提起他的名字，她猛地抬头。TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.narrowly-adv.勉强地,精细地--Shenarrowlylosttheelection.--Henarrowlyescapeddrowning.他差一点淹死--narrowescape九死一生immense---extremelylarge;huge.极大/巨大的--animmenseterritory广大的领土--animmenseimprovement巨大的改进Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.slight---notloudfrombelow--Someoneappearedfromunderthetable.--Mybestfriendcameoutfrombehindthedoor.tremblewithcold/anger冷的发抖/气的发抖[气愤激动生气引起的]shake–shook–shaken各种振动shakeone’shead摇头Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.faint—hardtobenoticedafaintlight微弱的光Hewasgivingaspeechwhenhefainted.突然昏倒fade(v)声音逐渐消失褪色fadeaway逐渐减弱passaway去世-dieBelow,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.Theorderwasgiven命令被下达--beabletodosth能够做某事theabilitytodosth做某事的能力--ordersbtodosth命令某人做某事theordertodosth做某事的命令--becapableofdoingsth有能力做某事capabilityofdoingsth做某事的能力Astherewerenotenoughlifeboatsforeverybody,1,500liveswerelost.…1,500peoplelosttheirlives/diedTheend