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十大必背范文之三：Lesson10 The

Loss

of

the

Titanic

“泰坦尼Titan

（希腊神话）泰坦，

神，巨人的沉没She

was

carrying

1316

passengers

and

a

crew

of

89l.船上载1,316

名乘客与891名船员。Even

by

modern

standards,

the

46,000

ton

Titanic

was

a

colossalship.即使用现代标准来衡量，46,000

吨的“泰坦尼上一艘巨轮了。I

made

a

colossal

mistake.我犯了个严重错误。a

colossal

five-year

plan宏伟的五年计划big:

bigeyes

的大眼huge：a

huge

elephant大象（具体：体积、数量；抽象：无限）也算得enormous超过正常大小

an

enormous

noseimmense

极 以衡量an

immense

body

of

water一片gigantic借喻、夸张gigantic

appetite食量惊人

tremendous惊人的、有力的a

tremendous

explosionsmall物理量、价值little程度小、可爱little

eyestiny极小的（L34：tiny

painting）minute正式、科学、文学minute

particles微小粒子

miniature微型作品（L34）即使用现代标准来衡量，即使用世界标准来衡量，司马台遗迹。也是位伟大的诗人。也是一个了不起的历史Even

by

modern

standards,

Ge e

Gordon

Byron

isa

greatpoet.Even

by

world

standards,

the

Simatai

Great

Wall

is

amarvellous

historical

site.At

that

time,

however,

she

was

not

only

the

largest

ship

that

hadever

been

built,

but

was

regarded

as

unsinkable,

for

she

hadsixteen

watertight

compartments.当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16

个密封舱组成。watertight密封的，无懈可击的Hisargument

is

watertight.他的论点无懈可击。airtight密封的compartment

（L44）头等车厢非常豪华。The -class

compartments

are

qui

uxurious.当时，中国不仅是曾经建立的最伟大国家，也被认为是昌盛的，因为她有成千上万的天才。当时，重庆不仅是被日军

的中国的首都，也被认为是不可战胜的，因为她有成千上万 的士兵和市民。At

that

time,

however,

China

was

not

only

the

greatest

countrythat

had

ever

been

founded,

but

was

regarded

as

foreverprosperous,

for

it

had

thousands

of

talents.At

that

time,

however,

Chongqing

was

not

only

the

capital

ofChina

that

was

intruded

by

Japanese

army,

but

was

regarded

asundefeated,

for

it

had

thousands

of

brave

soldiers

and

citizens.Even

if

two

of

these

were

flooded, d

still

be

able

to

float.即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮在水面上。

flood洪水，大量；涌进，充满

Applications

floodedin.申请大量涌来。

a

flood

ofpeople人潮人海a

flood

of

words口若悬河

a

flood

of

tears泪如泉涌stem（vt.

；n.茎，干）

the

flood力挽狂澜float

v./n.（货币）浮动，商业票据

I

floated

from

town

to

town.我从一个城市流浪到另一个城市。即使在二战中数百万人被，仍能战斗。Even

if

millions

of

Chinese

were

killed

in

World

War

Ⅱ,

people

inChina

would

still

be

able

to

fight.The

tragic

sinking

of

this

great

liner

will

always

be

remembered,for

she

went

down

onher voyage

with

heavy

loss

of

life.然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批 。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。The

novel

has

a

tragic

ending.那部小说结局很悲惨。反义词：comic喜剧的，comedy喜剧a

tragic

accident惨祸a

traffic

accident交通事故dreadful可怕的，不愉快的adreadful

disaster可怕的grievous严重的grievous

crime罪大恶极grieve

v.悲伤disastrous

性的disastrousmistake严重错误catastrophic

悲惨的，

的catastrophe大sad

忧愁的（不强烈）sad

newsdejected

沮丧的She

is

dejected

over

her

boyfriend’s

leaving.sorrowful

悲伤的（特定损失、失望）A

funeral

is

a

sorrowful

occasion.depressed

打采的

The

movie

left

me

fe

epressed.troubled: Bridge

over

troubled

water忧愁河上的桥It

is

advisable

to

take

the

trans-Pacific

liner.乘坐横跨太平洋的客轮比较合适。passenger

liner客轮voyage

海上旅行，空中旅行travel旅行outing

郊游tour

观光游trip

短途旅行journey长途跋涉之后，汗水淌长途跋涉。庞。（04考研）After

a

long

journey,

sweat

is

pouring

down

his

face.Journey

to

theWest

《西游记》A

Dream

of

Red

Mansions

《

》Voyager

航海者navigate

vt.驾驶，横渡cruise巡航，游览

sail

航行，女子步态优美Wang

Yuyan

sailed

by

Duan

Yu.

走过 的身旁。。人们将这艘伟大的飞船首航就记着这艘飞船的了，造成大批悲剧。这艘伟大的飞船首航就记着这艘飞船的了，造成大批

。人们将悲剧。The

tragic

explosion

of

this

great

spaceship

willalways

be

remembered,

for

she

exploded

onhervoyage

with

heavy

loss

of

life.Four

days

after

setting

out,

while

the

Titanic

was

sailing

across

theicy

waters

of

the

North

Atlantic,

a

huge

iceberg

was

suddenlyspotted

by

a

look-out.

泰坦尼克”起航后的第4

天，它正行驶在

西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，瞭望员发现一座冰山iceberg=berg冰山，冷美人iceage冰川期

hamburg(er)汉堡包lookout看守，前途on

the

lookout

for寻找I

took

a

sharp

lookout

for

the

beauties

in

our

class.我密切关注班上的

。It’s

your

own

lookout.这是你应该注意的事。出发后的第4

天，它正行进在突然，一个士兵发现了敌军。南部的沙漠中。Four

days

after

setting

out,

while

the

American

army

was

comingacross

the

desert

of

the

South

Iraq,

an

enemy

troop

wassuddenly

spotted

by

a

soldier.出发后的第4

天，它正行进在

南部的沙漠中。突然，一个士兵发现了敌军。After

the

alarm

had

been

given,

the

great

ship

turned

sharply

toavoid

a

direct

collision.警报响过 ，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。It

isreported

thattheship

hadbeen

incollision

withan

oil据 ，这艘船与一艘油轮相撞。The

company

collides

with

the

employees

overpayraises.这家公司与员工在加薪方面发生了

。The

Titanic

turned

just

in

time,

narrowly

missing

the

immense

wall

of

ice

which

rose

over

100

feet

out

of

the

water

beside

her.泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。d

being

drowned.The

boy

narrowlyesc这个男孩差一点就被淹死。He

has

a

narrow

esc他在纽约九死一生。I

missyou.

你。in

New

York.Your

plan

cannot

miss.你的计划不会落空。Suddenly,

there

was

a

slight

trembling

sound

from

below,

and

thecaptain

went

down

to

see

what

had

happened.突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。slight纤弱的；v.疏忽反义词：considerate关心的

There

is

not

the

slightest

reason.毫无理由

neglect疏忽neglect

one’s

duties玩忽职守overlook粗心放任没看出或行动She

overlooked

my

errors.她没看出

错误。slight：He

slightedmy

efforts.他看不起 努力。安全担心。tremble：I

trembled

for

her

safety.我为

shake急速摇动shakehands握手quake正式、强烈颤抖

The

earth

quaked. 了。destructive

and

disastrous

earthquake破坏性

性shiver（寒冷、生病、恐惧）发抖She

shivered

with

cold.她冻得发抖。The

noise

had

been

so

faint

that

no

one

thought

that

the

ship

hadbeen

damaged.由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。faint昏倒：There

is

a

faint

possibility.可能性极小。

weak生病的，虚弱的Lin

Daiyu

felt

weakafterillness.

病后体弱。feeble

（因 、疾病）虚弱的，微弱的She

was

too

feeble

to

feed

herself.她虚弱地无法吃饭。

frail虚弱的，易碎的frail

child虚弱的孩子strong强壮的He

is

as

strong

as

horse.as

weak

as

wateras

busy

as

beestout顽强的

stout 顽强抵抗sturdy结实的sturdyshoes由于这次失败非常 ，没人会想到他会东山再起。The

failure

had

been

so

ignominious

that

no

onethought

he

would

rise

from

ashes.由于这次失败非常 ，没人会想到他会东山再起。Below,

the

captain

realized

to

his

horror

that

the

Titanic

wassinking

rapidly,

for

five

of

her

sixteen

watertight

compartmentshad

already

been

flooded!在下面，船长惊恐地发现“泰坦尼 正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。Horror

，令人厌恶的人horrorfilmThe

movie

stroke

horror

intome.这部 使我毛骨悚然。目前，很多大学生惊恐地发现他们的同伴在日以继夜地学习英语，因为在不远的将来他们 着日益激烈的竞争。At

present,

a

good

many

college

students

realize

totheir

horror

that

their

peers

are

learning

Englishday

and

night,

forthey

are

facing

increasinglyfierce

competition

in

the ingfuture.The

order

to

abandon

ship

was

given

and

hundreds

of