新概念英语三lesson10

1、lesson 10 the loss of the Titanicnew words and expressions colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size） - A ship Titanic was colossal. 其他表示“大”的单词 big - You give me a big surprise. - He is a big person.（重要） - The box is big.（large and heavy） large（体积大 、数量大） - an empty large box（体积大） / a large number of people（数

2、量大） great （伟大） vast （辽阔、广阔） - vast desert immense（adj.极广大的, 无边的） - immense = immeasurable 不可测量的 （measurable adj.可测量的） enormous（重点突出数量、程度、体积）-强调程度时比big语气, 且更正式。 - We had an enormous lunch. - He made a big success. Giant（n.巨人, 大力士 adj.庞大的, 巨大的）a giant person tremendous （= big、fast、powerful） - The plan

3、e is travelling 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 watertight adj.不漏水的 （- a watertight ship） watertight引申为无限可击的、毫无破绽的 - watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点 / watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口 waterproof（adj.防水的） - waterproof watch

4、 防水手表 flood v.充满水（= be filled with water） - The ship is flooded. - The room was flooded with moonlight. 引申表示连续不断的、滔滔不绝的（- in a flood of words ） She blamed her husband in a flood of words on seeing him. tragic adj.悲惨的（= unfortunate）- a tragic accident tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案（- in tragedy以悲剧形式） - The holiday

5、 ended in tragedy. comedy n.喜剧 comic adj.喜剧的, 滑稽的 comical adj.古怪的, 可笑的（含有贬义） voyage n.航行（海上航行）/ flight飞行 / journey长途行程 collision n.碰撞 collide vi 碰撞, 抵触 - 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

6、 idea conflicts with yours. clash vi.相冲突 - His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldnt go. tremble v.震颤（有规律的、小幅度的抖动） - Look, your hands are trembling. whats wrong with you? Shiver v.强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动 - I found hes shivering in a cold. shudder vi.强调全身的颤栗 - The boy is shuddering, why? Because

7、 he was frightened. listen and finish the comprehension questions. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. modern standards 现代的标准 by = according to 表示依据 - by regulation依据规则 （regulation n.规则, 规章） in accordance with = according to in accordance with 依据（法律等），更加正式 - in acco

8、rdance with law / in accordance with rulesAt the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but wasregarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. 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

9、.看作为The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on herfirst voyage with heavy loss of life. be remembered 被永远记住 （always adv.永远, 始终, 总是） 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The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immen