新概念英语第3册第10课

1、Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic,Lecturer: Patience Wang,New words and expressions,Read the new words and expressions on page 50.,Listening,Listen to the tape once and then answer the questions below. Where was the Titanic sailing? What was seen by a lookout? When did the ship turn sharply? Did it

2、sail alongside the iceberg, or did it collide with it? What was heard from below? What did the captain do? What did he find? When did everyone jump overboard? Why were 1,500 people drowned?,Listening comprehension,Choose the correct answers to the questions on page 53.,Lesson 10 The loss of the Tita

3、nic (),The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was

4、 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.,Lesson 10 The loss of the Titani

5、c (),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 turned just in time, narrowly missing the

6、 immense walk 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 though that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his ho

7、rror 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 lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.,sail,sail v. 1. (of a b

8、oat or ship or the people on it) to travel on water using sails or an engine(船)航行；(人)乘船航行 e.g. (1) 驶入海港 to sail into harbour (2) 最早进行环球航行的人之一 one of the first people to sail around the world 2. (of a boat or ship or the people in it) to begin a journey on water 起航 e.g. (1) 我们明天下午两点起航。 We sail at 2 p

9、.m. tomorrow. (2) 他从青岛起航，向台湾进发。 He sailed for Taiwan from Qingdao. n. c, u 帆 a trip in a boat or ship乘船航行 e.g. 横渡海湾的两小时航程 a two-hour sail across the bay sail board n. 帆板 sailing boat (BrE) = (AmE sailboat) 帆船 sailing ship n. (大型) 帆船 sailor n. 水手；海员 sailing n. 1. u 帆船运动；（乘帆船的）航行 e.g. 去进行帆船运动 to go sa

10、iling 2. c (从某港口开出的)航班 e.g. 下一个航班什么时候开航？ What time is the next sailing?,crew,crew n. 1. all the people working on a ship, plane, etc.(轮船、飞机等上面的) 全体工作人员 e.g. 全体机务人员 crew members 2. a group of people with special technical skills working together(有专门技术的)一组工作人员 e.g. 电影摄制组 a film crew 摄制组 a camera crew

11、救护车急救组 an ambulance crew v. to be part of a crew, especially on a ship当（尤指船上的）工作人员 e.g. 通常这条船配有五名船员。 Normally the boat is crewed by five people.,colossal,colossal adj. extremely large 巨大的；庞大的 e.g. (1) 巨大的雕像 a colossal statue (2) 那歌手现在可赚大钱了。 The singer earns a colossal amount of money. colossus n. (f

12、ml) a person or thing that is extremely important or large in size巨人；巨物 c (pl. colossi) an extremely large statue巨型雕像,regard,regard v. sb. / sth. (with sth) / sb. / sth. as sth to think about sb. / sth. in a particular way将认为；把视为；看待 e.g. 人们普遍认为她是该国最优秀的作家之一。 She is generally regarded as one of the be

13、st writers in the country. as regards sb. / sth (fml) concerning or in connection with sb. / sth关于，至于 e.g. 关于你信中所提到的第一点 As regards the first point in your letter n. 1. u to / for sb. / sth (fml) 注意；关注；关心；考虑 e.g. 你不考虑我的感情。 You have no regard for my feelings! 2. u (for sb. / sth) (fml) 尊重；尊敬；敬佩 e.g. 我

14、非常敬佩他的能力。 I had great regard for his abilities. 3. (regards) pl. (用于信函的结尾或转达问候) 致意，问候 e.g. (1) 谨此致意，敬上 With kind regards, Yours (2) 看到你哥哥时，代我向他问好。 Give your brother my regards when you see him. in / with regard to sb. / sth (fml) concerning sb. / sth 关于，至于 e.g. 一个国家关于人权的法律 a countrys laws in regard

15、to human rights,sink,sink v. (sank, sunk) to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance下沉；下陷；沉没 e.g. 船沉入海底。 The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. 2. (of an object) to move slowly downwards下沉；下陷；沉降 e.g. (1) 太阳西坠。 The sun was sinking in the west. (2) 楼房的地基开始下陷。 The

16、 foundations of the building are starting to sink.,watertight,watertight adj. that does not allow water to get in or out不透水的；防水的； e.g. 不透水的容器 a watertight container 2. (of an excuse, a plan, an argument, etc借口、计划、论点等) carefully prepared so that it contains no mistakes, faults or weaknesses严密的；无懈可击的；

17、天衣无缝的 e.g. 案由必须做到无懈可击。 The case has to be made watertight.,compartment,compartment n. one of the separate sections which a railway carriage is divided into(铁路客车车厢被分隔成的) 隔间 one of the separate sections that sth. such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in (家具或设备等的)分隔间，隔层 e.g.

18、这书桌有一个秘密隔层。 The desk has a secret compartment.,flood,flood n. c,u a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry洪水；水灾 e.g. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。 The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 2. c (of sth.) a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time大批

19、，大量(的人或事物) e.g. (1) 难民潮 a flood of refugees (2) 大量投诉 a flood of complaints (3) 小孩哭得泪人似的， The child was in floods of tears. v. If a place ploods or sth. foods it, it becomes filled or covered with water(使)灌满水；淹没 e.g. 只要一下大雨这房子就淹水。 The house floods whenever it rains heavily. 2. to become so full that

20、it spreads out onto the land around it e.g. 河水泛滥淹没了河谷。 The river flooded the valley. 3. (in / into / out of sth) to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers大量涌入；蜂拥而出 e.g. 难民不断涌入邻国。 Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries.,float,float v. to move slowly on water or in the air浮动；漂流；飘动；飘移

21、e.g. (1) 一群天鹅缓缓游过。 A group of swans floated by. (2) 厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。 The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen. (3) 美妙的乐声从窗口传出。 Beautiful music came floating out of the window. 2. (in / on sth) to stay on or near the surface of a liquid and not sink浮；漂浮 e.g. (1) 木头能浮起来。 Wood floats. (2) 一个塑料袋在

22、水中漂浮。 A plastic bag was floating in the water. floating adj. usually before noun not fixed permanently in one particular position or place不固定的；流动的；浮动的 e.g. (1) 浮动汇率 floating exchange rates (2) 流动人口 a floating population,tragic,tragic adj. making you feel very sad, usually because sb. has died or suf

23、fered a lot悲惨的；悲痛的；可悲的 e.g. 若她一直怀才不遇，那就可悲了。 It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized. 2. only before noun connected with tragedy悲剧的 e.g. 悲剧演员 a tragic actor adv. tragically tragedy n. c, u (pl. -ies) 悲惨的事；不幸；灾难；惨案 e.g. 她英年早逝是一大悲哀。 Its a tragedy that she died so young. 2. 悲剧；悲剧作品 e.g. 莎

24、士比亚的悲剧 Shakespeares tragedies,liner,liner n. a large ship that carries passengers客轮 e.g. 远洋客轮 an ocean liner 2. (especially in compounds) a piece of material used to cover the inside surface of sth. 衬里；内衬 e.g. 衬在垃圾桶内的塑料袋 bin liners,go down,go down to fall to the ground倒下；落下；倒在地上 e.g. 她绊了一下，倒在地上。 She

25、 tripped and went down. 2. if a ship, etc. goes down, it disappears below the water.(船等)下沉，沉没 3. if the price of sth., the temperature, etc. goes down, it becomes lower(物价等) 下跌；(温度等) 下降 e.g. 油价正在下跌。 The price of oil is going down.,voyage,voyage n. (especially written) a long journey , especially by

26、sea or in space航行；(尤指) 航海，航天 环球航行 an around-the-world voyage (2) 航天 a voyage in space v. (literary) to travel, especially in a ship and over a long distance航行；远行；（尤指）远航,set out,set out to leave a place and begin a journey出发；动身；启程 e.g. 他们动身踏上最后一段行程。 They set out on the last stage of their journey. 2.

27、 to begin a job, task, etc. with a particular aim or goal(怀着目标) 开始工作，展开任务 e.g. (1) 她一心努力要打破世界纪录。 She set out to break the world record. (2) 他们实现了既定的目标。 They succeeded in what they set out to do.,icy,icy adj. very cold 冰冷的；冰冻的 e.g. (1) 冰冷的水 icy water (2) 凛冽的风 icy winds (3) 我双脚冰冷。 My feet were icy col

28、d. 2. covered with ice覆盖着冰的；结满冰的 e.g. 结满冰的路 icy roads 3. (of a persons voice, manner, etc. 嗓音、态度等) not friendly or kind; showing feelings of dislike or anger 冷冰冰的；冷峻的 e.g. 我的双眼迎视他冰冷的目光。 My eyes met his icy gaze.,huge,huge adj. extremely large in size or amount; great in degree巨大的；极多的；程度高的 e.g. (1) 庞

29、大的人群 a huge crowd (2) 巨额的债务 huge debts (3) 巨额的损失 huge losses (4) 巨额的利润 huge profits (5) 晚会办得非常成功。 The party was a huge success. (6) 这将是我们的一大难题。 This is going to be a huge problem for us. hugely adv. extremely 极度；极其 e.g. 极其重要 hugely important 2. very much 非常；深深地；大大地 e.g. 他们打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。 They intend

30、ed to invest hugely in new technology.,lookout,lookout n. a place for watching from, especially for danger or an enemy coming towards you监视处；观察所；瞭望台 e.g. (1) 瞭望哨 a lookout point (2) 瞭望塔 a lookout tower 2. a person who has the responsibility of watching for sth, especially danger, etc.监视员；观察员；瞭望员,ala

31、rm,alarm n. u fear and anxiety that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen惊恐；惊慌；恐慌 e.g. 那天夜里他没有回家，我的恐慌感油然而生。 I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. 2. c a loud noise or a signal that warns people of danger or of a problem警报 e.g. 她决定发出警报。 She decided to sou

32、nd the alarm. 3. c a device that warns people of a particular danger警报器 e.g. 防火警报器 a fire alarm 4. =alarm clock 闹钟 e.g. (1) 闹钟7点的时候响了。 The alarm went off at 7 oclock. go off (警报器等)突然发出巨响 (2) 我把闹钟定在7点钟响。 I set the alarm clock for 7 oclock. v. to make sb anxious or afraid使惊恐；使害怕；使担心 机长知道一台发动机出了故障，不过他不

33、想惊动乘客。 The captain knew there was an engine fault but didnt want to alarm the passengers.,sharply,sharply adv. in a critical, harsh or severe way尖刻地；严厉地；猛然地 e.g. 报道猛烈地抨击了警方。 The report was sharply critical of the police. 2. suddenly and by a large amount急剧地；突然大幅度地 e.g. 公路陡然下坡，通向大海。 The road fell sha

34、rply to the sea. 3. in a way that clearly shows the differences between two things鲜明地；明显地 e.g.他们的经历和其他孩子的形成鲜明的对比。 Their experiences contrast sharply with those of other children. adj. sharp (sharper, sharpest) 锋利的；锐利的；尖的 e.g. 快刀 a sharp knife 2. usually before noun 急剧的，骤然的(变化) e.g. 价格的骤降 a sharp dro

35、p in prices 3. usually before noun clear and definite 清楚明确的；清晰的；鲜明的 e.g. 这张照片不是很清晰。 The photograph is not very sharp. 4. (with sb.) (人或言语) critical or harsh 尖锐的；尖刻的；严厉的 e.g. (1) 尖锐的话语 sharp words (2) 爱玛说话尖刻。 Emma has a sharp tongue.,collision,collision n.c,u (with sb. / sth) / (between / of A and B)

36、 an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other碰撞（或相撞）事故 e.g. (1) 两列火车相撞事故 a collision between two trains (2) 他的车和一辆摩托车撞上了。 His car was in collision with a motorbike. 2. (written) a strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc.; the meeting of tw

37、o things that are very different(两人之间或对立意见、看法等之间的) 冲突，抵触 e.g. (1) 两种对立观点的冲突 a collision between two opposing points of view (2) 在他的作品中我们看到两种不同传统的碰撞。 In his work we see the collision of two different traditions. collide v. (with sth./ sb.) 碰撞；相撞 e.g. 他跌倒时头部撞上了桌子。 As he fell, his head collided with th

38、e table. 2. (with sb) (over sth) (written) (of people, their opinions, etc. 人、意见等) to disagree strongly严重不一致；冲突；抵触 e.g. 他们经常在政策决策上发生冲突。 They regularly collide over policy decisions.,narrowly,narrowly adv. only by a small amount勉强地；以毫厘之差 e.g. (1)汽车差点儿撞上一辆自行车。 The car narrowly missed a bike. (2) 她险些儿受

39、伤了。 She narrowly escaped injury. 2. (sometimes disapproving) in a way that is limited狭隘地；严格地 e.g.被严格确定的任务 a narrowly defined task 3. closely; carefully 小心地；仔细地 e.g. 她仔细打量着他。 She looked at him narrowly. narrow adj. (narrower, narrowest) 狭窄的，窄小的 usually before noun only just achieved or avoided 勉强的，刚刚

40、好的 e.g. 险胜 a narrow victory 3. limited in a way that ignores important issues or the opinions of other people狭隘的，目光短浅的 e.g. 她对世界的认识是非常狭隘的。 She has a very narrow view of the world.,miss,miss v. 1. to fail to hit, catch, reach, etc. sth未击中；未得到；未达到；错过 e.g. (1) 子弹从她身边飞过，离她大约只有六英寸。 The bullet missed her

41、by about six inches. (2) 她朝他甩出一个盘子，差一点打中他。 She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. (3) 她差一点打着他。 She narrowly missed hitting him. 2. vn to fail to be or go somewhere 不在；不去；错过 e.g. 你昨晚错过了一场极好的聚会。 You missed a good party last night. 3. to not take the opportunity to do sth错过机会 e.g. 机不可失，失不再来

42、。 It was an opportunity not to be missed. 4. to be or arrive too late for sth.迟到；赶不上；错过 e.g. 现在不走我就赶不上飞机了。 If I dont leave now Ill miss my plane. missing adj. 找不到的；不在的；丢失的 e.g. 我一直没找到丢了的那本书。 I never found the missing book. 2. 被去除的；丢失的；被损毁的；缺少的 e.g. 这本书缺了两页。 The book has two pages missing / missing p

43、ages. 3. (of a person) 失踪的 e.g. 有报道说他失踪了。 He was reported missing.,immense,immense adj. extremely large or great极大的；巨大的 e.g.还有非常非常多的工作没有做。 There is still an immense amount of work to be done. immensely adv. extremely; very much 极端的；非常；极大地 e.g. 非常受欢迎/艰难/感激 immensely popular / difficult /grateful imme

44、nsity n. u the large size of sth巨大；广大 e.g. 宇宙的浩瀚无垠 the immensity of the universe,slight,slight adj. (slighter, slightest) very small in degree轻微的；略微的 e.g. 我醒来时有点头痛。 I woke up with a slight headache. 2. small and thin in size细小的；纤细的；瘦小的 e.g. 瘦小的身材/男子 a slight figure / man 3. (fml) not deserving serio

45、us attention无需重视的；不足道的 e.g. 这是一部颇不足道的小说。 This is a very slight novel. adv. slightly a little 略微；稍微 e.g. 我对她略知一二。 I knew her slightly.,tremble,tremble v. (with sth) to shake in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are very nervous, excited, frightened, etc.(因紧张、激动、惊慌等) 颤抖，哆嗦，抖动，战栗 e.

46、g. (1) 我吓得双腿直发抖。 My legs were trembling with fear. (2) 他激动得声音颤抖。 Her voice trembled with excitement. (3) 他双手哆嗦着把信打开。 He opened the letter with trembling hands. 2. to shake slightly颤动；轻轻摇晃 e.g. 在微风中摇曳的树叶 leaves trembling in the breeze 3. to be very worried or frightened 极担心；焦虑；恐惧 e.g. 我一想到得发表演讲心里就发怵。

47、 I trembled at the thought of having to make a speech. n. c (also trembling c,u) a feeling, movement or sound of trembling颤抖；战栗；哆嗦 e.g. (1) 激动/ 恐惧得颤抖 a tremble of excitement / fear (2) 她竭力控制住颤抖的双腿。 She tried to control the trembling in her legs.,faint,faint adj. (fainter, faintest) that cannot be cl

48、early seen, heard or smelt(光、声、味)微弱的，不清楚的 e.g. (1) 微弱的光： a faint light (2) 淡淡的香水味 a faint smell of perfume (3) 他的呼吸变得微弱了。 His breathing became faint. 2. very small; possible but unlikely微小的；可能性不大的 e.g. (1) 她的病还有一点点希望可以治愈。 There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. (2) 他们毫无获胜的可能。 They dont ha

49、ve the faintest chance of winning. 3. not enthusiastic 不热情的；不积极的 e.g. 淡淡一笑 a faint smell 4. not before noun feeling weak and tired and likely to lose consciousness虚弱无力；昏眩；快要昏厥 e.g. 他突然感到快要昏倒。 She suddenly felt faint. faintly adv. v. to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc.昏厥 e.g. (1) 饿昏过去 to faint from hunger (2) 我面前的女人突然昏倒了。 Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted. n. the state of losing consciousness昏厥,horror,horror n. u a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust震惊；恐惧；厌恶 e.g. 飞机坠毁的消息使我们惊恐万