新概念英语第三册

新概念英语第三册1090681

新概念英语第三册10.txt让人想念而死，是谋杀的至高境界，就连

法医也鉴定不出死因。。。。。。Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanic

“泰坦尼克”号的沉没

一、【Text】课文

Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthampton

onApril10th,1912.Shewascarrying1316passengersandacrew

of891.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwas

acolossalship.Atthattime,however,shewasnotonlythe

largestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedas

unsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.Even

iftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.

Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,

forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.

Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailing

acrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,ahugeicebergwas

suddenlyspottedbyalook-out.Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,

thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.The

Titanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewall

oficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.

Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,and

thecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehad

beensofaintthatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.

Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwas

sinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertight

compartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!Theordertoabandon

shipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.

Astherewerenotenoughlife-boatsforeverybody,1500lives

werelost.

二、［Newwordsandexpressions］生词和短语

♦Southamptonn.南安普敦（英国港市）

♦colossaladj.庞大的

♦watertightadj.不漏水的

♦compartmentn.（轮船的）密封舱

♦floodv.充满水

♦floatv.漂浮，飘浮

♦tragicadj.悲惨的

♦linern.班船

♦voyagen.航行

♦icebergn.冰山

♦lookoutn.瞭望员

♦collisionn.碰撞

♦narrowlyadv.刚刚，勉强地

♦missv.避开

♦slightadj.轻微的

♦tremblev.震颤

♦faintadj.微弱的

♦horrorn.恐惧

♦abandonv,抛弃

♦plungev.投入，跳入

♦lifeboatn.救生船

★Southamptonn.南安普敦（英国港市）

★colossaladj.庞大的

big,large,huge,great,vast,immense,enormous,giant,

gigantic,tremendous,titanic

colossal:largeinsize

AshipTitanicwascolossal.

acolossalmonument;acolossalstatue

big:大的，重要的

Yougivemeabigsurprise.

Heisabigperson.

Theboxisbig.

large:体积大，数量大

anemptylargebox

alargenumberofpeople

great:伟大

vast:辽阔,广阔vastdesert

immense:immeasurable不可测量的

animmensestadium,immenseiceberg

enormous重点突出数量、程度、体积；强调程度时，语意强于big

Eg:Hemadeabigsuccess./Hemadeanenoumoussuccess.

giant:巨大的，高大的

agiantperson巨人；gigantic

tremendous:big,fast,powerful

Theplaneistravelingattremendousspeed.

titanic用于修饰人和物，体积大、力量大

Theshipistitanic.

huge:强调体积大ahugestone数量巨大ahugesumofmoney

★watertightadj.不漏水的

awatertightship

watertight引申为无懈可击的，毫无破绽的

watertightarguments无懈可击的论点

watertightexcuse毫无破绽的借口

waterproof防水的；waterproofwatch防水手表

waterproofcoat防水雨衣

★compartmentn.（轮船的）密封舱

★floodv.充满水

vt.&n.

vt.befilledwithwater;theshipisflooded.

Theroomwasfloodedwithmoonlight.

Ourclassroomwasfloodedwithsunshine.

n.洪水，inflood河水泛滥；引申表示连续不断的

Duringtherains,theriverisinflood.

inafloodofwords滔滔不绝的

Sheblamedherhusbandinafloodofwordsonseeinghim.

★floatv.漂浮，飘浮

drift

★tragicadj.悲惨的

unfoutunate;atragicaccident

miserable苦难的bitter痛苦的

tragedyn.悲剧，惨剧intragedy以悲剧形式

Theholidayendedintragedy.

comedy喜剧comic喜剧的,滑稽的comical古怪的，可笑的

★linern.班船

★voyagen.航行

voyage海上航行

flight飞行

journey长途行程

navigation航海，航海术

Thevoyageismorethantheoldladycanbear.

★icebergn,冰山

★lookoutn.瞭望员

★collisionn.碰撞

collidevi碰撞，抚触

Theplanecollidedwiththemountain

crashv.坠毁

Itissaidthatthereisanairplanethatcrashedinthe

mountains.

conflictvi,和某事（某人）相抵触

Myideaconflictswithyours.

clashvi.相冲突

Eg:Hisweddingclashedwithmyexamination,soIcouldn'tgo.

★narrowlyadv.刚刚，勉强地

★missv.避开

★slightadj.轻微的

★tremblev.震颤

tremblev.有规律的、小幅度的抖动

Look,yourhandsaretrembling,what'swrongwithyou?

shiverv.强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动

Ifoundhe'sshiveringinacold.

shuddervi.强调全身的颤栗

Theboyisshuddering,why?Becausehewasfrightened.

★faintadj.微弱的

faint:weak

faintsound/weaksound;weakvoice/faintvoice

faint:unconscious失去知觉

Hehasbeenfaintforalongtime.

slight轻微的，微不足道的

asiightheadache;aslightbook

★horrorn.恐惧

★abandonv.抛弃

abandon因为某事而被迫放弃自己喜爱的事物

Heabandonedhisresearchbecauseofthewar.

desert背弃，遗弃

desertthearmy;deserttheduty;deserthisfamily

★plungev.投入，跳入

plunge:jumporrushsuddenlyandwildly

Hegotsoangrythatheplungeintothewater.

WhentheshipTitanicsankintheocean,alargenumberofpeople

plungedinto…

jump:侧重强调快速地跳

Theboyisjumpingupanddown.

leap:跳跃Heleaptoutofthesleepingbad.

dive跳水、潜水

★lifeboatn.救生船

三、【课文精析】

Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedfor…背景介绍

sailfor航海去往某处

setout(off)for出发去往某处

leavefor,headfor,makefor

Eg:HewillsetoutfortheAtlantic.

Theplaneismakingfortheairport.

WeareheadingforCanada.

Evenby…by:accordingto表示依据

modernstandards现代的标准

byregulation依据规则；byruies依据条例

byourestimate根据我们的估计

byone'slooks/byone'sappearance根据某人的长相

accordingto依据(事实、课文等客观存在的现实)

accordingtothefact依据事实

accordingtothetext依据这篇课文

accordingto/inaccordancewith

inaccordancewith更力口正式

inaccordancewithlaw依据法律

inaccordancewithrules

atthattime在当时

notonly…but(also)不仅…而且

beregardedas:beconsideredtobe,bethoughtofas把・••看

作为

口语中：regardsb./sth.as+(n./pron./adj./doing/

done)

Eg:Iregardedhisideaastotallyunacceptable.

Wecan'tregardthematterassettled.

for表示原因

beableto强调有能力

beremembered被永远记住

godown:sink

onherfirstvoyage处女航，首航

withheavylossoflife损失惨重，造成大批人员的死亡

fourdaysaftersettingout…：fourdaysaft