新概念英语第三册-L10-the-loss-of-Titanic

Doyouknowwhyisthemovienamed“Titanic”?Leadin驶往把…看做按照现代标准即使起航，出发密封舱恐惧地当时，那时沉没及时转变航向罹难者众多发出警报险些撞上冰墙跳入，投入sailforregard…asbymodernstandardsevenifsetoutwatertightcompartmenttoone’shorroratthattimegodownturnjustintimewithheavylossoflifegiveanalarmplungeintoQuestionsonthetext:1.HowmanypassengerswasTitaniccarryingandhowmanycrew?1316passengersandacrewof891.2.Howdidshecomparewithothershipsatthattime/Shewasthelargestthathadeverbeenbuilt.3.Whywassheregardedasunsinkable?becauseshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.4.Howmanydayshadshebeenatseawhentheicebergwasspotted?Fourdays.5.Whatdidshedotoavoiddirectcollisions?Toturnsharply.6.Whatwasheardfrombelow?Aslighttremblingsound.7.Whydidnoonethinktheshiphadbeendamaged?Thenoisehadbeensofaint.8.Whatwasactuallyhappeningtotheship?Shewassinkingrapidly.9.Whatorderwasgiventothepeopleonboard?Abandonship.10.Whyweresomanyliveslost?Becausethereweren’tenoughlifeboats.Newwords&ExpressionsTitann.(1)GreekMythology,oneofafamilyofgiants,thechildrenofUranusandGaea,whosoughttoruleheavenandwereoverthrownandsupplantedbythefamilyofZeus.泰坦,一个巨人家族的一位成员，这个家族是乌拉诺斯(天神)和盖亚(大地女神)的子女，他们试图统治天国，但被宙斯家族推翻并取代(2)Apersonofcolossalsize,strength,orachievement:巨人,一个体形、力量或成就巨大的人：eg.atitanofAmericanindustry美国工业巨头BillGatesisthetitanofcomputersoftware.比尔.盖茨是电脑软件方面的巨人。Newwords&Expressionstitanicadj.(1)Havinggreatstatureorenormousstrength;hugeorcolossal巨大的或庞大的：eg.titaniccreaturesofthedeep深渊中的巨形怪物(3)Ofenormousscope,power,orinfluence范围、力量或影响巨大的eg.TheShenzhou-6successfulmannedspaceflightisatitaniceventinhumanhistory.神州六号成功的载人太空飞行是人类历史上的一件大事。loselose–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TheLossoftheTitanic文章共分两段，第一段讲了“泰坦尼克号”的一些背景知识，第二段主要讲其沉没过程。“泰坦尼克号的沉没”这一20世纪的历史大悲剧是大家所熟知的，其影片中的故事让人们百般回味而仍感意犹未尽。colossal:adj.庞大的eg.The46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.巨轮Hehasacolossalnerve.无比的胆量watertightadj.不漏水的;（引申为）无懈可击的、毫无破绽的--awatertightship一艘不漏水的船--watertightarguments无懈可击的论点--watertightexcuse毫无破绽的借口waterproof/water-resistantadj.防水的--waterproofwatch防水手表--waterproofcoat防水外衣--bulletproofvest防弹衣Newwords&Expressionscompartmentn.火车车厢内的间隔间，轮船密封仓carriage/carn.火车一节车厢Thereare10compartmentsineachcar/carriageofthetrain.每节火车车厢有10个隔间。flood:n.(1)洪水，大水Thefloodsweptawaymanyhomes.(2)大量流入afloodoftears泪如泉涌afloodofpeople人潮如涌afloodofwords口若悬河flood:v.(1)泛滥；淹没,充满水Theriverfloodedthevalley.(2)（常与in,through连用）大量涌来，涌到；冲进Applicationsfloodedin.申请书大量涌来。voyage:byseaorbyair航行,航空travel:long,forbusinessorenjoyment（长途）旅行journey:usu.faraway（远途）旅行,旅程trip:short(短途)旅行excursion:short(短途)远足,游览,旅行tour:longorshort,forbusinessorenjoymentordisplay,usu.tomanyplaces（为了公务、娱乐或教育）参观多处名胜的一次旅行narrow:adj.狭隘的，狭窄的；勉强的，险胜的narrowly:adv.narrowmindedperson心胸狭窄的人,思想狭隘的人narrowescapefromdeath幸免于难,死里逃生anarrowvictory险胜Hewaselectedbyanarrowmajority.Tompassedtheexambyanarrowmargin.Henarrowlyescapeddeath.Henarrowlyescapedtheaccident.slight:adj.细小的；微不足道的；轻微的eg.Ihaveaslightheadache.aslightgirl苗条的女孩aslightdifference微小的区别not…intheslightest=not…atall一点也不Youdidn’tembarrassmeintheslightest.faint:adj.模糊的；暗淡的；微弱的eg.afaintlight暗淡的光线afaintsound微弱的声音Ihaven'tthefaintestideaofwhatyoumean.我一点也不懂你的意思。horrorn.恐怖，恐惧horribleadj.恐怖的，可怕的horrifyv.使恐怖，惊骇terrorn.恐怖，恐惧terribleadj.可怕的，糟糕的terrifyv.吓唬，威胁fearn.畏惧，担心fearfuladj.害怕的fearv.畏惧，害怕，担心frightn.惊吓，恐怖frightfuladj.恐怖的，可怕的frightenv.使害怕，吓唬Lifeboat救生艇Lifebuoy救生圈Life-jacket救生衣Lifeguard救生员Lifespan寿命Read&answer:1.HowmanypeoplewerethereontheTitanic?(Therewere1,316passengersandacrewof891.)2.Ｗhatwouldhavehappenedifonlytwoofthesixteenwater-tightcompartmenthadbeenflooded?Readthetextbyyourselvesandpayattentiontotheusageofthepastperfecttense.Languagepoints1.Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.(背景介绍)sailfor…:航海去往某处出发去往某处:setoutfor/setofffor/leavefor/headfor/makeforHewillsetoutfortheAtlantic.Theplaneismakingfortheairport.WeareheadingforCanada.2.Shewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.carry表示“载有,运送“carrypassengers承载乘客carryluggage运送行李carrier(n)航空母舰运送者acrewof一组（工作人员）Theshipcarryacrewof250.AtitanicexplosionconsumedChallengeranditscrewofseven.巨大的爆炸毁灭了“挑战者”号和它的七名乘务员。3.Atthattime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartment.atthattime=then在当时notonly…but(also)…不仅…而且beregardedas=beconsideredas,betreatedas把…看作为口语中：regardsb./sth.as+(n./pron./adj./doing/done)Iregardedhisideaastotallyunacceptable.Wecan’tregardthematterassettled.for表示原因•unsinkable不会沉没的，不可能沉没的unforgivable/unforgettable//unbelievable4.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.evenbymodernstandards甚至按照现代的标准by=accordingto依据--byregulation依据规则--byrules依据条例--byourestimate依据我们的估计--byone’slooks/appearance根据某人的长相standardn.水准，标准，水平bebelow/uptostandard低于/达到某种标准thestandardofliving生活水平5.Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.godown=sinkonherfirstvoyage处女航,首航withheavylossoflife损失惨重,造成大批人员的死亡6.Eveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldst