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Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanicIntroductionoftheTitanic•TheTitanicwasdesignedbyexperiencedengineers,usingsomeofthemostadvancedtechnologiesandextensivesafetyfeaturesofthetime.Itwasalsocalled“unsinkableship”.TheTitanicwasapassengerliner,aftersettingsailwith2,223peopleonboard,shestruckaniceberginthenorthAtlanticOceanonhermaidenvoyagefromSouthampton,England,toNewYorkCity,UnitedStates,andsankat2:20amonthemorningof15April,1912,resultinginthedeathsof1,517people.Callforhelp•Theshipcarriedlifeboatsforonly1,178people.Anumberofmendiedduetothewomenandchildrenfirst.Thismeantthatmanyboatswereonlyhalffilled.Further,onlyafewwerepickedupfromthewater.•WirelessoperatorsJackPhillipsandHaroldBridebegansendinghelpsignal,whichwasreceivedbyseveralships,includingMountTemple,Frankfurt,VirginianandTitanicssistership,Olympic,butnoneofthevesselswerecloseenoughtoreachthelinerbeforeshesank.IntheenditwastheCarpathiawhichcametotherescueandpickedupthesurvivorsfromthelifeboatsinfourhours—toolatetorescueallofTitanicspassengers.WarmupTitanicthegreatshipJackandRoseshipwrecks•Haveyoueverwatchedthemovie“Titanic”?•Howdoyoulikethemovie?•Whatdoyouthinkabouttheship“Titanic”?Newwords&Expressions1.colossal[kəˈlɑsəl]adj.巨大、庞大的largeinsize,hugeeg.Hehasacolossalnerve.2.watertight[ˈwɔ:tətaɪt]adj.不漏水的tightadj.紧的；装满填满的；密封不漏的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]v.充满水befilledorcoveredwithwatereg.Ourstreetfloodswheneveritrains.泛滥、溢出tooverfloweg.Theriverfloodedthevalley.充满、满是tocovercompletelyeg.Theroomwasfloodedwithlight.n.洪水、水灾经常用作floods5.float[fləʊt]v.漂浮tostayonthesurfaceofaliquidwithoutsinkingeg.Doesthiskindofwoodfloat?n.漂浮物、鱼漂sththatfloats6.tragicadj.[ˈtrædʒɪk]悲剧的;悲惨的sadeg.Atragicstorythatperhapshappensonlyinthemovies.7.liner[‘laɪnə(r)]n.班船，班机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.DetailedStudyoftheTextListeningComprehension•Pleasecloseyourtextbooks.Listentothetapeofthetextcarefullyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestion:1.HowmanytonswastheTitanic?2.HadtheTitaniceversailedbefore?3.Didthecaptainthinktheshiphadbeendamaged?Why?4.Whatwouldhavehappenedifonlytwoofthesixteenwater-tightcompartmenthadbeenflooded?LanguagePoints•Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.1.Titanic是thegreatship的同位语。greatadj.大的verylargeindegreeoramount2.sailfor行驶往/到某地,向……驶去TheshipwillsailforHawaiiintwoweeks.MyauntsailedfromPortsmouthforDover.Wesailwiththewind.我们顺风航行。•Shewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.3.crew（集合名词）全体工作人员allthepeopleworkingonashiporplane=staffThecrewis/arewaitingforinstructionsfromthecaptain.全体船员正在等候船长的命令。The“Maine”carriedacrewof350.air/groundcrew空勤/地勤人员atraincrew列车乘务组4.by根据，按照•ByArticle3oftheTreaty,thedealermustpayforthedelay.•Doyousellapplesbyjinorkilo?•Atthetime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.Eveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.5.asunthinkable是主语补足语,as在此是介词，意为“作为”，后面可跟adj.,分词等构成短语。e.g.Theideastruckhimas(being)novel(新奇的).regard…as…把…当做…beregardedase.g.Iregardherasmybestfriend.•6.unsinkable不会沉没的•un+v.+able•否定前缀+下沉、下降+形容词后缀unforgivableunavailableunavoidableunbearableunbelievableunforseeableuncontrollableunchangeableundeniableunfashionableunforgettableunfavorableunacceptableunaccountableunanswerable•Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.7.godown=sink下沉,后面的两个介词短语作状语。她首航沉没，遇难者甚多。•Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,hugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.8.watern.Un水；Cn海域，（江、河、湖、海的）水体则用复数。thewatersofthePacifictheChineseterritorialwaters中国领海theupperwatersoftheYangtseRiver长江上游9.spotv.挑出、查出、认出toseeornoticen.点、圆点、斑点smallmark地点place•Seeifyoucanspotthem.看您是否能够找出它们•Thescenicspotisonnorth-westernoutskirtsofBeijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。•Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.10.giveanalarm发出警报Itwasjustafalsealarm.只是一场虚惊。Thereisnothingtogetalarmedabout.Let’ssetthealarmclockfor5o’clock.11.intime及时，narrowlymissing勉强避开•narrowly:inanarrowmanner(勉强地）•e.g.Henarrowlylosttheelection.(很少的差距）Shenarrowlyescapeddeath.Rocketswasbeatennarrowly.•Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!12.so…that如此……以致于e.g.IworkedsohardthatIgotthefirstplace.区别:sothat为了…,表目的e.g.IworkhardsothatIcanenteragoodhighschool.13.tohishorror(令)他惊恐地发现类似的表达方式有：toone’sjoy/disappointmen