北京大学研究生英语课件：Lesson 10 The Loss of the Titanic

Lesson10TheLossoftheTitanicTextandlanguagepointsShewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.--bymodernstandards--thestandardofliving生活水平--bebelow/uptothestandardscolossal-巨大的,庞大的--acolossalmonument巨大的纪念碑Atthattime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.regard..as...--把...视为,看作--Iregardhimasafool.我把他看作一个傻瓜--Hewasregardedasafool.Unsinkable---un+sink+able--unforgivable,unforgettable,unforeseeable,unspeakablewatertight-adj.不漏水的,水密的--awater-resistantcoat,awaterproofwatchEveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.flood-v.注满,充满--Mydeskisfloodedwithpaper.我的桌子上堆满了纸--aroomfloodedwithsunlight充满阳光的房间n.充溢,大量--afloodoflight一大片强光--afloodofpeople人潮如涌Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.tragic-悲惨的,悲剧的--tragedy-comedy(comic)Liner-班轮，班机：大型商船或飞机voyage-n.航程,航空,航海记--make/goonavoyage.--flight,travel,journey,triploss-n.损失,伤亡--beataloss迷惑的；不解的：--Iamatalosstounderstandthoseremarks.我不理解那些话Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,ahugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.water-[常用复]大片的水;海[河,湖,池]水--crossthewaters渡过大海spot-vt.辩认或认出，特别指用眼睛看出--spotafriendinthecrowd在人群中认出一个朋友lookout-n.望员,监视哨,看守--alookouttower了望塔Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.sharply-adv.锐利地,急剧地--increase/rise/fall/dropsharply--ShelookedupsharplywhenImentionedhername.collision-n.碰撞,冲突--collide-v.抵触：抵触；冲突：--Iftheaimsoftwocountriescollide,theremaybewar.如果两国的目标冲突，就可能发生战争。collidewith与...相撞；冲突；抵触--Myideascollidewithhers.TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.intime-adv.及时narrowly-adv.勉强地,精细地--Shenarrowlylosttheelection.--Henarrowlyescapeddrowning.他差一点淹死。immense-extremelylarge;huge.极大/巨大的--animmenseterritory广大的领土--animmenseimprovement巨大的改进Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughtthatheshiphadbeendamaged.slight-notloudfaint—hardtobenoticedFrombelow--Someoneappearedfromunderthetable.--Mybestfriendcameoutfrombehindthedoor.Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly.Toouramazement,thestatueturnedouttobeaverymodernlady.Tooursurprise,nothinghappened.Hebrokethevase,muchtomyannoyance.Tomydelight,Igotthefamoussinger’sautograph.Tomydisappointment,Ididnotpasstheexam.Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.abandon—desert,forsakeplunge-v.投入,跳进,陷入--Thehuntingdogsplungedintotheforestinpursuitofgame.猎狗们冲入森林追捕猎物使突然陷入：一种特定的状态或情形--“Thestreetwasplungedincoolshadow”街道突然陷入荫凉之中全心投入，全神贯注于--Thestudentsplungedintotheirexaminations.学生们全神贯注在考试上synonymsTheTitanicSheThe46,000tonTitanicTheshipThelineradjectivesthelargestshipthegreatshipthisgreatlineracolossalshipthe46,000tonTitanicahugeicebergtheimmensewalloficeQuestionsandanswersPairwork:Askyourpartneratleastonequestionforeachofthesentencesinthetext.Answerthequestionsthatyourpartnerasksyouconcerningthetext.ThesinkingoftheTitanicFourdays—settingsail—icywaters—NorthAtlantic—hugeiceberg—lookoutAlarmsgiven—greatshipturnedsharply—collisionJustintime—missedwallofice—100feet—besideherSuddenly—slighttrembling—below—captain—whathappenedNoise—faint—noonethought—ship—damagedCaptainrealized—Titanicsinkingfast—five/sixcompartments—floodedOrder—abandonship—hundredsofpeople—icywaterNotenoughlifeboats—1,500liveslostvocabularyColossal—immense,hugeRegarded—considered,thoughttobeCompartments—sections,divisionsFlooded—filledwithwaterFloat—stayedonthesurfaceofthewaterAvoid—escape,missNarrowly—onlyjustPage51.Summerywriting.discussionTelluswhatyouknowaboutanymajortransportdisasterinthesea,intheair,oronland.Tellswhatyouknowaboutthelargestplanes,ships,andtrainsbeingbuilttoday.Whichisthesafestformoftravel?Why?Whatkindoftransportationwouldyoupreferifyouaretotravel?