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The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror 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, 1500 lives were lost.
flood n.洪水 （-- in flood 洪水泛滥） -- During the rains, the river is in flood. 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
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Southampton n.南安普敦（英国港市） colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size）
-- A ship Titanic was colossal. a colossal monument / a colossal statue big -- You give me a big surprise. -- He is a big person.（重要） large 体积大 、数量大 -- an empty large box/ a large number of people 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
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liner
voyage journey
n.班船
n.航行（海上航行）/ flight飞行 / 长途行程
-- The voyage is more than the old lady can bear. navigation 航海, 航行学, 航海[航空]术語
-- navigation light 夜航灯光, 导航灯 iceberg n.冰山 lookout n.了望员
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collision n.碰撞 collide vi 碰撞, 抵触
-- The plane collided with the mountain. conflict vi.和某事（某人）相抵触
-- Look, your hands are trembling. what‘s wrong with you shiver v.强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动
-- I found he‘s shivering in a cold. shudder vi.强调全身的颤栗
-- The boy is shuddering, why? -- Because he was frightened. faint adj.微弱的 1)weak 弱的, 虚弱的
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Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a 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 immense wall 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.
-- My idea conflicts with yours.
clash
vi.相冲突
-- His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldn‘t go.
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tremble v.震颤（有规律的、小幅度的抖动）
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n.恐惧
abandon v.抛弃（因为某事而被迫放弃自己喜爱 的事物）
-- He abandoned his research because of the war.
desert vt.放弃, 遗弃, 离弃 -- desert the army / desert the duty / desert his
miserable（adj.痛苦的, 悲惨的） bitter adj.痛苦的 tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案
（-- in tragedy以悲剧形式） -- The holiday 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）
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The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was 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.
adj.可测量的 measurable -- an immense stadium / an immense iceberg
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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. / He made an enormous success. giant n.巨人, 大力士 adj.庞大的, 巨大的 = gigantic（adj.巨人般的, 巨大的） -- a giant person tremendous = big、fast、powerful -- The plane 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
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1.Listen to the story then answer the question below
How many passengers was she carrying? Why was she regarded as unsinkable? Why were 1500 people drowned?
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Lesson 4
The loss of the Titanic
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Content
1. Listen and answer the question 2.Ask and answer 3.Words and phrases 4.Dialogue 5.Exercise
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flood v.充满水（= be filled with water） -- The ship is flooded. -- The room was flooded with moonlight. -- Our classroom is flooded with sunshine.