Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没
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• What ______(吸引)me is what you do but not what you say.
• As a brave boy, he is never _______ (屈服 于)any kinds of difficulties.
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• colossal • watertight • compartment • flood • float • tragic • liner • voyage • iceberg • lookout • collisio • narrowly
• 庞大的 • 不漏水的 • （轮船的）密封舱 • 充满水 • 漂浮 • 悲惨的 • 班船 • 航行 • 冰山 • 瞭望员 • 碰撞 • 刚刚，勉强地
• 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...看
作为 • 口语中：regard sb./sth. as + (n./porn./adj./doing/done) • -- I regard his idea as totally unacceptable. • -- We can't regard the matter as settled.（adj.定下的, 决定的）
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• 1.The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
• sail for… 航海去往某处 • set out for / set off for 出发去往某处 • leave for / head for / make for 出发去往某处 • 例句：He will set out for the Atlantic. • -- The plane is making for London. • -- We are heading for Canada.
7. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
• sharply adv. 急剧地
• collision n. 碰撞 • collide v. 碰撞 • collide with... 碰撞，冲突 • 例句：The plane collided with the moutain.
• enormous（重点突出数量、程度、体积）---强调程度时比big语 气high, 且更正式。
• 例句：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）
• for 表示原因
be regarded as的例句：
• 1. The result should in no way be regarded as a defeat. • 2. Art can be regarded as another way to express our
feelings. • 3. A no married woman will be regarded as abnormal or
• 5.The tragic sinking of this great liner will alwa ys be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
• liner n.班船，客轮邮轮 • go down = sink • on her first voyage 首航 • voyage n.航行（海上航行）/ flight飞行 / journey长途
8. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
• tremble v. 发抖，战栗 • 例句：Look, your hands are trembling. What's wrong with
• watertight（引申为无限可击的、毫无破绽的） • 例子：watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点 • watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口 • Airtight bottle 密封瓶
• water proof（adj.防水的） • proof（adj.不能透入的） • 例子：waterproof watch 防水手表 • waterproof coat 防水雨衣
• -- a giant person
• tremendous （=e plane is travelling at tremendous speed.
• huge • -- 强调体积大a huge stone • 表示数量巨大a huge sum of money
• 4.At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen waterti ght compartments.
行程 • with heavy loss of life 损失惨重, 造成大批人员的死亡 • 例句：A disastrous fire caused loss of life and property.
• 6.Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sail ing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
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• slight adj. 轻微的
• After his dream to be a successful businessman became true, he _________ (过着幸福的生活)
• What you say to the public should ______ (以…为基础)the truth.
Part iii
• when she was young , she was abandoned by her parents, which made her ________(怀 疑)everyone’s kindness to her.
• We are best friends for we ________. (有很多相 似之处)
Colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size） （用于修饰人和物、体积大、力量大）
• 例子：A colossal monument / A colossal statue
• 近义词： • Tremendous • Giant • Gigantic • immense
• big • 例子：You give me a big surprise. • -- He is a big person.（重要） • -- The box is big.（large and heavy）
• 2.She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
• carry 表示载有 • a crew of 一组人员 • 例句：1）The Airbus 310 plane was carrying 142
passengers, including at least three babies, and a crew of 11 Japanese. • 坠毁的空客310客机上载有142名乘客，其中包括至少 3个婴儿，以及11名日本籍机组乘员。 • 2）It was a pirate ship with a black flag and a crew of armed pirate.
lower than others. • 4. This fundamental research is regarded as of great value. • 5. They regard the contract as having been broken.
watertight adj.不漏水的
• People can’t live in the desert if there is _________.(缺水)
• ___________ (伸开双臂)，and feel the fresh air around you.
• It’s time for class, he _______(很有可能迟到) again.
• set out=set off 出发 • 例句：When setting out on a long walk, one should always wear suitable
boots.
• spotted = discovered
• icy adj.冰冷的, 冷淡的, 盖着冰的 • waters n.水域, 海域 • lookout n. 守望者
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