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课件网) Lesson 10 The loss of Titanic duola 课文原文 ①The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. ②She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 89l. ③Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. ④At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen water- tight compartments. ⑤Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. ⑥The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. ⑦Four 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 look-out. ⑧After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.⑨The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. ⑩Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. 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 water-tight 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 life-boats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost. New words and expressions 生词和短语 Southampton n.南安普敦(英国港市) colossal adi.庞大的 watertight adj.不漏水的 compartment n.(轮船的)密封舱 flood v.充满水 float v.漂浮,飘浮 tragic adj.悲惨的 liner n.班船 voyage n.航行 iceberg n.冰山 lookout n.瞭望员collision n.碰撞 narrowly adv.刚刚,勉强地 miss v.避开 slight adi.轻微的 tremble v.震颤 faint adj.微弱的 horror n.恐惧 abandon v.抛弃 plunge v.投入,跳入 lifeboat n.救生船 Colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size） -- A ship Titanic was colossal. big -- You give me a big surprise. large（体积大 、数量大） -- an empty large box（体积大） / a large number of people（数量大） vast （辽阔、广阔） -- vast desert immense（adj.极广大的, 无边的） -- immense = immeasurable 不可测量的 （measurable adj.可测量的） 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. tragic adj.悲惨的（= unfortunate）-- a tragic accident tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案（-- in tragedy以悲剧形式） -- The holiday ended in tragedy. miserable（adj.痛苦的, 悲惨的） bitter adj.痛苦的 comedy n.喜剧 comic adj.喜剧的, 滑稽的 abandon v.抛弃（因为某事而被迫放弃自己喜 ... ...
