新概念三Lesson 10

1、Lesson 10The loss of the TitanicYou jump, I jump.New words colossal adj.庞大的庞大的 CET6This is indeed a colossal success.There has been a colossal waste of public money.近义词：近义词： giant 指如巨人般的庞大体积指如巨人般的庞大体积 tremendous 指某物很大，大得惊人指某物很大，大得惊人 massive 侧重庞大而笨重。侧重庞大而笨重。 huge 强调体积或容积的庞大强调体积或容积的庞大 immense 正式用词，侧重空

2、间的广阔正式用词，侧重空间的广阔compartment n.（轮船的）密封舱 CET6On the way home we shared our first class compartment with a group of businessmen.搭配：搭配：passenger compartment 乘客舱；客厢乘客舱；客厢engine compartment 发动机室发动机室luggage compartment 行李舱架行李舱架flood v.充满水 CET4it is covered with water. v.为水所淹为水所淹; 淹没淹没The kitchen flooded.If

3、 you say that people or things flood into a place, you are emphasizing that they arrive there in large numbers. v.涌入涌入Large numbers of immigrants flooded into the areaa large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry n.洪水洪水China suffers a flood in 1998搭配：搭配：a flood of 一大批一大批in flood 在泛滥在泛滥

4、flood in 涌入，大量地涌到涌入，大量地涌到flood season 汛期，洪水期；洪水季节汛期，洪水期；洪水季节flood prevention 防汛；防洪；防洪工作防汛；防洪；防洪工作float v.漂浮 CET4If something or someone is floating ,they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, does not sink.or through the air.The white cloud of smoke floated away.They noticed some dollar b

5、ills floating in the water.Strange thoughts float into my mind when I am nearly asleep. Floats will provide confidence in the water.tragic adj.悲惨的 CET6A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering.It was just a tragic accident.Tragically, she never saw

6、her baby .It is used to refer to tragedy as a type of literature. 悲剧的悲剧的Hamlet is a tragic hero.n. tragedy 悲剧悲剧 comedy n. 喜剧喜剧liner n.班船 A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday. 客轮客轮The billionare has bought a luxury ocean liner.air liner 班机班机He would tak

7、e an air liner to another city for travel. line n. 直线直线voyage n.航行A voyage is a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft.We should be more cautious on this voyage.On the voyage of life, you have kindled the light of hope for me.形近词：形近词：vogue n&adj. 时尚的，流行的时尚的，流行的in vogue 正在流行；正时兴正在流行；正时兴iceberg n.冰

8、山tip of the iceberg 冰山一角；事物的表面部分冰山一角；事物的表面部分lookout n.嘹望员嘹望员 A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it. 望风者望风者He acted as a lookout in a robbery.A lookout is a place from which you can see clearly in all directions. 瞭望台瞭望台Troops tried to set up a lookout

9、post inside a refugee campcollision n.碰撞 CET4 A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something. 碰碰撞撞They were on their way to the airport when their van was involved in a collision with a carA collision of cultures or ideas occurs when two very different cultures or people meet and con

10、flict. (文化或观点的文化或观点的) 冲突冲突The play represents the collision of three generations.narrowly adv.刚刚，勉强地He narrowly agreed with the idea.She narrowly failed to win enough votesadv. 狭窄地；狭隘地狭窄地；狭隘地We should not narrowly focused on the economic interest .narrow adj.狭窄的，有限的狭窄的，有限的We walk through a narrow pa

11、th.Two police officers had a narrow escape when robbers attacked their vehicles.v.缩小缩小The gap between the poor and the rich has been narrowed.miss v. 避开 CET4It was too good an opportunity to miss.I miss that girl. He missed the last bus home and had to stay with a friend.Its a pity that I had to mis

12、s maths class last week.Miss. 小姐小姐错过错过 (机会机会)想念，留恋想念，留恋没有赶上没有赶上 (飞机或火车等飞机或火车等)未参加未参加 (会议或活动会议或活动)slight adj. 轻微的 CET4Doctors say he has made a slight improvement.She is smaller and slighter than Christie. 纤瘦的纤瘦的Each person learns in a slightly different way.v. 轻视轻视 ；怠慢；怠慢We shouldnt slight anybody e

13、ven if hes a nobody. Dont slight any chance when it comes.in the slightest 一点也。一点也。That doesnt interest me in the slightest.tremble v.震颤 CET4If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold. Lisa was white and trembling with anger.He felt the earth tremble under him.His voice tr

14、embled.词语辨析：词语辨析：tremble&shaketremble 颤抖，发抖，指因寒冷、情绪变化、体弱多病而颤抖，发抖，指因寒冷、情绪变化、体弱多病而不由自主轻微地抖动不由自主轻微地抖动。A poor old woman stood at the corner, trembling with ageshake 颤抖，颤动，指任何颤抖，颤动，指任何短促而急促短促而急促的摇动，有时的摇动，有时喻指对决心，信念的动摇喻指对决心，信念的动摇。Nothing can shake our determination.faint adj.微弱的 CET4There was still the fa

15、int hope deep within him .John smiled faintly and shook his head.作为动词：晕厥作为动词：晕厥She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted.词义辨析：词义辨析：faint a.虚弱的，眩晕的，指人在虚弱的，眩晕的，指人在特定场合感觉到的虚弱特定场合感觉到的虚弱，通常不是天生通常不是天生体质上的虚弱而是由于某种原因造成的暂时的情况。体质上的虚弱而是由于某种原因造成的暂时的情况。The summer sun was so strong that she felt faint

16、.fragile a.脆弱的，易碎的脆弱的，易碎的，指物体容易打碎，或人体质虚弱，指物体容易打碎，或人体质虚弱That dish is fragile, so be careful.weak a.这组词中应用范围最广的一个，既可以这组词中应用范围最广的一个，既可以指身体指身体虚弱的，无力的，虚弱的，无力的，也可也可引申为在力量、权力、技能、影响等方面有欠缺或软弱。引申为在力量、权力、技能、影响等方面有欠缺或软弱。horror n.恐惧 CET4in horror 惊恐地惊恐地horror film 恐怖片；惊险影片恐怖片；惊险影片horror movie 恐怖片，惊恐片；恐怖电影恐怖片，惊恐片

17、；恐怖电影horror fiction 恐怖小说恐怖小说horror story 恐怖故事恐怖故事I felt numb with horror.At the sight of the blood he drew back in horror.词形变化：词形变化：horrible adj. 可怕的；极讨厌的可怕的；极讨厌的 horrify v.使恐惧；惊骇使恐惧；惊骇 Her voice sounds horrible. A two-year-old boy was horribly murdered I was horrified by the movie. abandon v.抛弃 CET

18、4He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.At the captains order, they abandoned ship.Dont abandon yourself to despair.形近词：形近词：abundant adj. 丰富的；充裕的；盛产丰富的；充裕的；盛产 Our country is abundant in minerals. Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.plunge v.投入，跳入plunge into 投入；跳入；突然或仓促地开始某

19、事投入；跳入；突然或仓促地开始某事take the plunge 冒险尝试；采取决定性步骤冒险尝试；采取决定性步骤At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river.He plunge into the cold water.The two men plunged into discussion.His weight began to plunge.Text The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She wa

20、s carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.sail v.航行；启航set sail 启航；张帆sail for 船开向；乘船往crew n.队，组；全体人员a crew of 一组工作人员film crew 影片摄制组flight crew 机组人员 At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,

21、 but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments unsinkablesink v.下沉 n.洗碗池 The boat was beginning to sink fast.sink sank sunk 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 wen

22、t down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. loss n. lose v. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic tu