Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic 课堂笔记-2024-2025学年新概念第三册

Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没 1、The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. 巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。 · loss (n.) 损失 —— lose (v.) 丢失 · titanic (adj.) 巨大的 （在此处，既是插入语，又是同位语：对前面的名词ship起解释说明的作用） · sail for （船）驶往… 2、She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. 船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。 · 此处的She指的就是Titanic · 过去进行时was carrying，具有描写的手法。 · crew (n.) （集合名词）（轮船、飞机）等的全体成员（除机长、船长captain以外） （the people who work on a ship,aircraft,etc, who are not officers） eg. 有10个船员在照顾乘客。 There are ten members of the crew looking after passengers. 3、Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 即便使用现代标准来衡量，45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。 · colossal (adj.) 巨大的，庞大的——（指建筑、雕塑等） huge /enormous 大（相当于big，通用） gigantic 大（表特殊，giant：巨人，巨兽） immense 大（指面积，指沙漠、宇宙，还搭配抽象名词） eg. the immense challenge/difficulties/trouble/problem 巨大的挑战/困难/麻烦/问题 4、At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship （that had ever been built定语从句）, but was regarded as unsinkable, （for she had sixteen watertight compartments原因状语从句）. （Even if two of these were flooded）, she would still be able to float. 当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。 · not only … but… 不仅…，而且… = not only … but also… = not only … but… as well = not merely … but aslo… · ever 本义是：曾经，如果放在最高级或者序数词后面，表示：有史以来，史无前例。 · regard A as B 把A视作B，把A看作B = see A as B eg. 我把你当作我最好的朋友。 I regard you as my best friend. 长城被看作是中国的象征。 The Great Wall is regarded as the symbol of China. · unsinkable (adj.) 永不沉没的 (v.) + able （表被动） eg. acceptable 能够被接受的 believable 能够被信任的 drinkable 可供饮用的 · watertight (adj.) 密封的 · tight (adj.) 紧的 —— loose (adj.) 松的 eg. a water-tight bag 防水的包 a air-tight package 密封袋 a wind-resistant coat 防风外套 · compartment (n.) 包厢，隔间（part — n.部分） eg. department (n.) 部门，系（大学） apartment (n.) 公寓 = flat · Even if 即使，虽然 （引导让步状语从句） = Even though = Although = Though = While · float (v.) 飘浮（空中），漂浮（水上） eg. Wood floated in water. A balloon floated in the sky. 5、The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered,（for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life原因状语从句）. 然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。 · tragic (adj.) 悲惨的 —— tragedy (n.) 悲剧 comic (adj.) 喜剧的 —— comedy (n.) 喜剧 eg. Shakespeare’s tragedies and comedies 莎士比亚的悲剧和喜剧 eg. situation comedy 情景喜剧 eg. tragic accident/experience 悲惨的事故/经历 · voyage 航行，航海（坐船） flight 航行（坐飞机） drive 开车 ride 乘车 walk 步行 excursion 远足 · go on a(n) voyage/flight/drive/ride/walk/excursion · loss of life / money / healthy /energy/ time 生命/金钱/健康/精力/时间的损失 6、Four days after setting out, （while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic时间状语从句）, huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. “泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，了望员发现一座冰山。 · set out for sp. 出发，前往某地 = set off for sp. = leave for sp. eg. Columbus set out to discover America in the 15th century. · was sailing across 正驶过 = was crossing · iceberg (n.) 冰山 · slang：the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角（指事物的一小部分） · spot (v.) 看见 = see · look out 当心，小心 = watch out = be careful lookout (n.) 瞭望员 7、After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. 警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。 · collision (n.) 碰撞，冲突 · collide (vi.) 相撞（互相） · collide with eg. The car hit me. The bus collided with the car. 8、The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice （which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her定语从句）. “泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。 · in time 及时 · narrowly (adv.) 狭窄地，勉强地 Exercise: 1. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it A missed the child standing nearby. A. narrowly B. nearly C. hardly D. closely 2. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only C beaten. A. nearly B.slightly C. narrowly D. lightly 9、Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see（what had happened宾语从句）. 突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。 · slight (adj.) 轻微的 · tremble (v./n.) 颤抖，振动（轻微） shake (v./n.) 抖动（剧烈） 10、The noise had been so faint that no one thought（that the ship had been damaged宾语从句）. Below, the captain realized to his horror （that the Titanic was sinking rapidly宾语从句）, （for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded原因状语从句）! 由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。 · so…that… 如此…以致于…（结果状语从句） · faint (adj.) 微弱的，模糊的 eg. a very faint noise 微弱的声音 the faint light of dawn 黎明的微光 a faint hope 微弱的希望 a faint possibility 微弱的可能性 · To one’s + 情感类名词 令某人…的是 eg. To one’s surprise/sadness/sorrow/disappointment To one’s excitement/satisfaction/dismay To one’s astonishment/joy/ anger/ embarrassment To one’s amazement/ shame 11、The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. 于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。 · abandon (v.) 抛弃，遗弃 · abandon sth. / doing sth. = give up sth./doing sth. · 非谓语动词to abandon 作定语，修饰名词order · plunge into 纵身投入 12、（As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody原因状语从句）, 1,500 lives were lost. 由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。 · lose one’s life 失去生命 Supplementary exercises: · The morning news says a school bus with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately. A. bumped B. collided C. crashed D. struck 解析：正确答案 B 早上新闻说一辆校车在铁道的交叉点与一辆火车相撞，一批警察已被派到了现场。 A. 追尾 B.正面相撞 C.飞机失事 D.打击，打中 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$