Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克“号的沉没

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New words and expressions
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生词和短语

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Southampton n.
南安普敦（英国港市）

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colossal adj.
庞大的

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watertight adj.
不漏水的

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compartment n.
（轮船的）密封舱

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flood v.
充满水

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float v.
漂浮，

飘浮

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tragic adj.
悲惨的

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liner n.
班船

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voyage n.
航行

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iceberg n.
冰山

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lookout n.
瞭望员

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collision n.
碰撞

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narrowly adv.
刚刚，勉强地

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miss v.
避开

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slight adj.
轻微的

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tremble v.
震颤

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faint adj.
微弱的

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horror n.
恐惧

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abandon v.
抛弃

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plunge v.
投入，跳入

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lifeboat n.
救生船

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Southampton n.
南安普敦（英国港市）

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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



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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

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compartment n.
（轮船的）密封舱

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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

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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

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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.

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narrowly adv.
刚刚，勉强地

★
miss v.
避开

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slight adj.
轻微的

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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.

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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

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horror n.
恐惧

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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



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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

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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
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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
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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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