1、The loss of the TitanicNew words and Expressionslose lose lost lost 丢失loss (n)loss of lifelose ones 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 庞大的庞大的 （=large in size） -A ship Titanic was colossal.-a colossal monument / a colossal statue colossal 表示
2、“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.watertigh
3、t 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）航行（海上航行） -The voyage is more th
4、an 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 碰撞碰撞 Five persons died during the collision between two buses. collide 碰撞, 抵触, 冲突 -If the aims of two countries collid
5、e, 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。The great ship, Titanic, sailed for
6、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 passe
7、ngers 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 acolossal ship. by = according to表示依据 -by regulation依据规则 /by rules依据条例 -by ones looks=by ones appearance根据某人的长相 Dont judge a book b
8、y 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 com
9、partments. unsinkable 不会沉没的，不可能沉没的 un+ v. +able adj. 表达动作的不可能性 unforgivable unforgettable unforeseeable unbelievable regard as / treat as/ viewas/ considerasEven if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. flood 注满, 充满 【flood with/ be flooded with】 -My desk is flooded with paper.
10、我的桌子上堆满了纸 -a room flooded with sunlight 充满阳光的房间 他们给她提供了大量的建议。 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.liner-班轮，班机：大型商船或飞机with heavy loss of life - 结果状语tragi
11、c 悲剧的comic 喜剧的opera 歌剧dramatragedy 悲剧comedy 喜剧play 剧documentary 记录片thriller 恐怖片series 连续剧Soap operaFour 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 waters icy waters水域 cross the waters渡过大海
12、people - peoples 民族 sand 沙子 不可数- sands 沙滩 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 锐利地, 急剧地 修饰一种变化或动作 =suddenly increase/ drop / rise/ fall sharply She looked up sharply when I mentioned his name. 我一提
13、起他的名字，她猛地抬头。The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. narrowly-adv.勉强地, 精细地 -She narrowly lost the election. -He narrowly escaped drowning. 他差一点淹死 -narrow escape 九死一生 immense-extremely large; huge.极大/巨大的 -an immens
14、e territory 广大的领土 -an immense improvement 巨大的改进Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. slight - not loudfrom below-Someone appeared from under the table.-My best friend came out from behind the door.tremble with cold / anger 冷的发抖/
15、气的发抖气愤 激动 生气 引起的shake shook shaken 各种振动shake ones head 摇头The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. faint hard to be noticed a faint light 微弱的光 He was giving a speech when he fainted.突然昏倒 fade (v)声音逐渐消失 褪色 fade away逐渐减弱 pass away 去世- dieBelow, the captain realize
16、d 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. The order was given 命令被下达 -be able to do sth能够做某事 the ability to do sth做某事的能力 -order sb to do sth命令某人做某事 the order to do sth做某事的命令 -be capable of doing sth有能力做某事 capability of doing sth做某事的能力 As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost. 1,500 people lost their lives / diedThe end
