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1、Lesson 10 The Loss of the TitanicShe was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.-by modern standards -the standard of living 生活水平生活水平-be below / up to the standards colossal -巨大的巨大的, 庞大的庞大的-a colossal monument 巨大的纪念碑巨大的纪念碑At t

2、hat 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.regard. as.-把.视为, 看作-I regard him as a fool. 我把他看作一个傻瓜-He was regarded as a fool.Unsinkable-un+sink+able-unforgivable, unforgettable, unforeseeab

3、le, unspeakablewatertight-adj.不漏水的, 水密的-a water-resistant coat, a waterproof watchEven if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.flood-v. 注满注满, 充满充满-My desk is flooded with paper.我的桌子上堆满了纸我的桌子上堆满了纸-a room flooded with sunlight 充满阳光的房间充满阳光的房间 n.充溢充溢, 大量大量-a flood of light 一大片强光一大

4、片强光-a flood of people 人潮如涌人潮如涌The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.tragic-悲惨的悲惨的, 悲剧的悲剧的-tragedy-comedy (comic)Liner-班轮，班机：大型商船或飞机voyage-n. 航程航程, 航空航空, 航海记航海记-make / go on a voyage.-flight, travel, journey, tr

5、iploss-n. 损失,伤亡-be at a loss迷惑的；不解的：-I am at a loss to understand those remarks.我不理解那些话After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. sharply-adv.锐利地锐利地, 急剧地急剧地-increase /rise /fall/drop sharply-She looked up sharply when I mentioned her name.collision-n.碰

6、撞碰撞, 冲突冲突-collide-v. 抵触：抵触；冲突：-If the aims of two countries collide, there may be war. 如果两国的目标冲突， 就可能发生战争。 collide with 与.相撞； 冲突； 抵触 -My ideas collide with hers.The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.in time-adv.

7、及时narrowly-adv.勉强地, 精细地-She narrowly lost the election.-He narrowly escaped drowning. 他差一点淹死。immense-extremely large; huge.极大/巨大的-an immense territory 广大的领土-an immense improvement 巨大的改进Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly.To our amazement, the statue turned

8、out to be a very modern lady.To our surprise, nothing happened.He broke the vase, much to my annoyance.To my delight, I got the famous singers autograph.To my disappointment, I did not pass the exam.The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.abandondesert,

9、forsakeplunge-v. 投入, 跳进, 陷入-The hunting dogs plunged into the forest in pursuit of game. 猎狗们冲入森林追捕猎物 使突然陷入：一种特定的状态或情形-“The street was plunged in cool shadow” 街道突然陷入荫凉之中 全心投入，全神贯注于-The students plunged into their examinations. 学生们全神贯注在考试上The sinking of the TitanicFour dayssetting sailicy watersNorth

10、Atlantichuge iceberglookoutAlarms givengreat ship turned sharplycollisionJust in timemissed wall of ice100 feetbeside herSuddenlyslight tremblingbelowcaptainwhat happenedNoisefaintno one thoughtshipdamagedCaptain realizedTitanic sinking fastfive/six compartmentsfloodedOrderabandon shiphundreds of pe

11、opleicy waterNot enough lifeboats1,500 lives lostdiscussionTell us what you know about any major transport disaster in the sea, in the air, or on land.Tell s what you know about the largest planes, ships, and trains being built today.Which is the safest form of travel? Why?What kind of transportation would you prefer if you are to travel?vocabularyColoss