1、Lesson 10 The loss of the TitanicCarrie1.What would have happened if only two of the sixteen watertight compartments had been flooded?*watertight adj.不漏水的（a watertight ship）watertight（引申义：无限可击的、毫无破绽的）watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点/watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口water proof（adj.防水的）proof（adj.不能透入的）-waterproo
2、f watch 防水手表/waterproof coat 防水雨衣*compartment n.（轮船的）密封舱*flood v.充满水（=be filled with water）-The ship is flooded.-The room was flooded with moonlight.-Our classroom is flooded with sunshine.Flood n.洪水（-in flood 洪水泛滥）-During the rains,the river is in flood引申表示连续不断的、滔滔不绝的（-in a flood of words）-She blam
3、ed her husband in a flood of words on seeing him.2.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-He will set out for the Atlantic.-The plane is making for the airport.-We are heading for
4、Canada.3.She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.She was carrying.（carry 表示载有）a crew of 一组人员4.Even by modern standards,the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.*modern standards 现代的标准*by=according to 表示依据-by regulation依据规则（regulation n.规则,规章）-by rules依据条例（rule n.规则,惯例）-by our estimate
5、依据我们的估计（estimate n.估计,估价,评估 v.估计,估价,评估）-by ones looks=by ones appearance 根据某人的长相（appearance n.外貌,出现）according to 依据（事实、课文等客观存在的现实）-according to the fact 依据事实 -according to the Text 依据这篇课文in accordance with=according to in accordance with 依据（法律等），更加正式-in accordance with law /in accordance with rulesi
6、n my opinion 在我看来5.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.*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./p
7、orn./adj./doing/done)-I regard his idea as totally unacceptable.（adj.无法接受的,不受欢迎的）-We cant regard the matter as settled.（adj.定下的,决定的）for 表示原因6.Even if two of these were flooded,she would still be able to float.be able to 强调有能力float v.漂浮,飘浮=drift（vi,vt漂浮,漂荡,漂流 n.漂流物,漂流）7.The tragic sinking of this gre
8、at liner will always be remembered,for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.be remembered 被永远记住（always adv.永远,始终,总是）go down=sinkon her first voyage 处女航,首航with heavy loss of life 损失惨重,造成大批人员的死亡8.Four days after setting out,while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the
9、 North Atlantic,huge iceberg was suddenly spottedby a lookout.four days after setting out.=four days after setting off.spotted=discovered icy（adj.冰冷的,冷淡的,盖着冰的）waters（n.水域,海域）9.After the alarm had been given,the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.the alarm had been given 发出警报to avo
10、id.不定式表目的10.The Titanic turned just in time,narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.Just in time 很及时Missing 现在分词做状语,对主句的补充说明which 指代the immense wall of ice11.Suddenly,there was a slight trembling sound from below,and the captain went down to see
11、what had happened.from below 从下方/from above 从上方12.The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.So faint that no one thought that.（so.that）13.Below,the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,for five of her sixteen watertight compartments
12、 had already been flooded!to ones horror 使某人感到惊恐to ones surprise 使某人感到惊讶14.The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plungedinto the icy water.The order was given 命令被下达/to abandon ship 弃船（不定式做定语）-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ability（n.能力,才干）capable（adj.有能力的,能干的,有可能的）capability（n.能力,才能,才干）
