(课件网) The loss of the Titanic New words and Expressions lose lose – lost – lost 丢失 loss (n) loss of life lose one’s life丧命 at a loss不知所措 loose (adj) 松的 shoelace is loose 鞋带松了 tight （adj) 紧的 tight schedule 时间安排紧 colossal 庞大的 （=large in size） --A ship Titanic was colossal. --a colossal monument / a colossal statue colossal 表示“巨大的，庞大的”， 强调物体的雄伟 huge 强调体积，但也可以表示数量上的“巨大” a huge amount of money/ a huge iceberg immense 表示“极大的”，指一般标准无法衡量。 Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. enormous 指超出一般的体积或程度，大的出奇，有点反常。 we had an enormous lunch. watertight 不漏水的 --a watertight ship watertight（引申为无懈可击的、毫无破绽的） --watertight arguments无懈可击的论点 --watertight excuse毫无破绽的借口 proof（adj.不能透入的） water proof / water-resistant（adj.防水的） --waterproof watch 防水手表 --waterproof coat 防水外衣 -- bulletproof vest 防弹衣 【 anti-water 防水的， 抗水的】 voyage 航行（海上航行） --The voyage is more than the old lady can bear. --make / go on a voyage. --maiden voyage 处女航 --first voyage 第一次航行 navigation航海,航行学,航海[航空]术 navigation light夜航灯光,导航灯 flight飞行 / journey长途行程 / trip 短途行程 collision 碰撞 Five persons died during the collision between two buses. collide 碰撞, 抵触, 冲突 --If the aims of two countries collide, there may be war. 如果两国的目标冲突， 就可能发生战争。 collide with 与...相撞； 冲突； 抵触 --My ideas collide with hers. --飞机撞到了山上。conflict Crash into/ collide with plunge 投入，跳入， 陷入 （=jump or rush suddenly and wildly） → ~ into He got so angry that he plunge into the water. 学生们全神贯注在考试上 她陷入沉思当中。 text 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 /leave for /head for /make for 出发去往某处 --He will set out for the Atlantic. --The plane is making for the airport. --We are heading for Canada. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. carry 表示载有 carry passengers 承载乘客 carrier (n) 航空母舰 运送者 a crew of 一组人员 The ship has a crew of 57 exclusive of officers. 这船上除高级船员外，有57名普通船员。 Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. by = according to表示依据 --by regulation依据规则 /by rules依据条例 --by one‘s looks=by one’s appearance根据某人的长相 Don’t judge a book by its cover. according to…依据（事实、课文等客观存在的现实） --according to the fact依据事实 standard 水准，标准，水平 be below / up to standard 低于/ 达到某种标准 the standard of living 生活水平 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 watertight compartments. unsinkable 不会沉没的，不 ... ...
