北京大学研究生英语课件Lesson10TheLossoftheTi.ppt

Lesson 10 The Loss of the Titanic Text and language points She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. --by modern standards --the standard of living 生活水平 --be below / up to the standards colossal -巨大的, 庞大的 --a colossal monument 巨大的纪念碑 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. regard.. as...--把...视为, 看作 --I regard him as a fool. 我把他看作一个傻瓜 --He was regarded as a fool. Unsinkableun+sink+able --unforgivable, unforgettable, unforeseeable, unspeakable watertight-adj.不漏水的, 水密的 --a water-resistant coat, a waterproof watch Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. flood-v. 注满, 充满 --My desk is flooded with paper.我的桌子上堆满了纸 --a room flooded with sunlight 充满阳光的房间 n.充溢, 大量 --a flood of light 一大片强光 --a flood of people 人潮如涌 The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. 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 / go on a voyage. --flight, travel, journey, trip loss-n. 损失,伤亡 --be at a loss迷惑的；不解的： --I am at a loss to understand those remarks. 我不理解那些话 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. water-[常用复]大片的水; 海[河, 湖, 池]水 --cross the waters渡过大海 spot-vt. 辩认或认出，特别指用眼睛看出 --spot a friend in the crowd在人群中认出一个朋友 lookout-n.望员, 监视哨, 看守 --a lookout tower了望塔 After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. sharply-adv.锐利地, 急剧地 --increase /rise /fall/drop sharply --She looked up sharply when I mentioned her name. collision-n.碰撞, 冲突 --collide-v. 抵触：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 c