新概念英語3 lesson10

1、Lesson10 The loss of the TitanicIntroduction of the Titanic The Titanic was designed by experienced engineers, using some of the most advanced technologies and extensive safety features of the time. It was also called “unsinkable ship”. The Titanic was a passenger liner, after setting sail with 2,22

2、3 people on board, she struck an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States, and sank at 2:20 am on the morning of 15 April, 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people. Call for help The ship carried lifeboats for only 1,178

3、 people. A number of men died due to the women and children first. This meant that many boats were only half filled. Further, only a few were picked up from the water. Wireless operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride began sending help signal , which was received by several ships, including Mount T

4、emple, Frankfurt, Virginian and Titanics sister ship, Olympic, but none of the vessels were close enough to reach the liner before she sank. In the end it was the Carpathia which came to the rescue and picked up the survivors from the lifeboats in four hours too late to rescue all of Titanics passen

5、gers. Warm upTitanicthe great shipJack and Roseshipwrecks Have you ever watched the movie “Titanic”? How do you like the movie? What do you think about the ship “Titanic”?New words & Expressions1.colossal klsl adj. 巨大、龐大的 large in size, huge eg.He has a colossal nerve. 2.watertight w:ttat adj. 不漏水的

6、tight adj. 緊的；裝滿填滿的；密封不漏的 waterproof adj. 防水的 water-resistant adj. 防水的 anti-water adj. 防水的，抗水的partment kmp:tmnt n.輪船密封艙 4.flood fld v. 充滿水 be filled or covered with water eg. Our street floods whenever it rains. 泛濫、溢出 to over flow eg. The river flooded the valley. 充滿、滿是to cover completely eg. The ro

7、om was flooded with light. n. 洪水、水災(zāi) 經(jīng)常用作floods 5.float flt v. 漂浮 to stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking eg. Does this kind of wood float? n.漂浮物、魚漂 sth that floats6.tragic adj. trdk悲劇的;悲慘的 sad eg. A tragic story that perhaps happens only in the movies.7.liner lan(r) n.班船，班機(jī) 8.voyage vd n.

8、 旅行、航行 a journey made by boat or ship v.航海 travel over the sea9.iceberg asb: n.冰山10.lookout lkat n. 瞭望員、監(jiān)察所 a person who watches 監(jiān)視動作 the act of keeping watch eg. keeping a lookout for the enemy 前景、遠(yuǎn)景 a likely future eg. It is a good lookout for you if you study hard.Detailed Study of the Text Liste

9、ning Comprehension Please close your text books. Listen to the tape of the text carefully and try to answer the following question: 1. How many tons was the Titanic? 2. Had the Titanic ever sailed before? 3. Did the captain think the ship had been damaged? Why? 4. What would have happened if only tw

10、o of the sixteen water-tight compartment had been flooded? Language Points The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. 1. Titanic是the great ship的同位語。 great adj. 大的 very large in degree or amount2. sail for 行駛往/到某地,向駛?cè)?The ship will sail for Hawaii in two weeks.

11、 My aunt sailed from Portsmouth for Dover. We sail with the wind.我們順風(fēng)航行。 She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 3. crew （集合名詞）全體工作人員 all the people working on a ship or plane= staff The crew is/are waiting for instru

12、ctions from the captain. 全體船員正在等候船長的命令。 The “Maine” carried a crew of 350. air/ground crew空勤/地勤人員 a train crew列車乘務(wù)組4. by 根據(jù)，按照 By Article 3 of the Treaty, the dealer must pay for the delay. Do you sell apples by jin or kilo? At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been

13、built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. 5. as unthinkable是主語補(bǔ)足語, as 在此是介詞，意為“作為”，后面可跟adj.,分詞等構(gòu)成短語。 e.g. The idea struck him as (being) novel(新奇的). regard as 把當(dāng)做 be regarded as e.g. I rega

14、rd her as my best friend. 6. unsinkable 不會沉沒的 un + v.+ able 否定前綴 + 下沉、下降 + 形容詞后綴 unforgivable unavailable unavoidable unbearable unbelievable unforseeable uncontrollable unchangeable undeniable unfashionable unforgettable unfavorable unacceptable unaccountable unanswerable The tragic sinking of this

15、 great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. 7. go down =sink 下沉,后面的兩個介詞短語作狀語。 她首航沉沒，遇難者甚多。 Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout

16、. 8. water n. Un水；Cn 海域，（江、河、湖、海的）水體則用復(fù)數(shù)。 the waters of the Pacific the Chinese territorial waters 中國領(lǐng)海 the upper waters of the Yangtse River 長江上游 9.spot v.挑出、查出、認(rèn)出 to see or notice n. 點(diǎn)、圓點(diǎn)、斑點(diǎn) small mark 地點(diǎn) place See if you can spot them. 看您是否能夠找出它們 The scenic spot is on north- western outskirts of

17、Beijing. 這個風(fēng)景區(qū)位于北京的 西北遠(yuǎn)郊。 After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. 10. give an alarm 發(fā)出警報 It was just a false alarm.只是一場虛驚

18、。 There is nothing to get alarmed about. Lets set the alarm clock for 5 oclock.11. in time 及時，narrowly missing 勉強(qiáng)避開 narrowly : in a narrow manner(勉強(qiáng)地） e.g. He narrowly lost the election .(很少的差距） She narrowly escaped death . Rockets was beaten narrowly. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound fr

19、om 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 watertight compartments had already been flooded! 12.

20、sothat 如此以致于 e.g. I worked so hard that I got the first place. 區(qū)別: so that 為了, 表目的 e.g. I work hard so that I can enter a good high school. 13. to his horror (令) 他驚恐地發(fā)現(xiàn) 類似的表達(dá)方式有： to ones joy/ disappointment/ satisfaction/ regret/ dismay/ sorrow/ delight/ amazement e.g. To his horror, the bus caught

21、fire. To his amazement the bee began to perform a dance. to his horror Peter tried to go and open the door, but, to his horror, he could not move! To our amazement, nothing happened . He broke the vase, much to my annoyance . To his great disappointment, she wasnt on the train The order to abandon s

22、hip was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.14. plunged into: jump into 投入、跳入;(使)突然陷入 某種狀態(tài)e.g. He plunged into the icy water to save the drowning child. A power failure plunged the whole house into sudden da

23、rkness. 停電了, 整個房子突然陷入一片漆黑之中。 He was plunged into despair by the terrible news.15.The order to abandon ship was 有些名詞后可以接不定式做同位語，這類名詞有： order, plan, wish, offer, decision,etc. e.g. Thank you for giving me the chance to go abroad. Who made the decision to go there? He had a strong wish to see the world

24、.16. As引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句 e. g. Wear strong shoes as we shall do a lot of walking today. 17. abandon: 1) desert; leave behind -Drivers had to abandon their cars .2) to give up completely -The girl abandoned hope of passing the exam . -The game was abandoned . Read the text by yourselves, try to retell it and

25、pay attention to the usage of the past perfect tense. 過去完成時：表示發(fā)生在過去的動作對過去某一點(diǎn)造成的某種影響或結(jié)果，即“過去的過去”。 結(jié)構(gòu)為:had done e.g. The film had already begun when we came to the cinema. He told me (that) he had read the Thorn Birds (荊棘鳥)three times. Key StructureWord-building: v.-er (-or, -ar) n. 表示人 visitor, liar,

26、 dancer; n./adj. ist n. 表示的人 artist; adj.-ness n. 表示狀態(tài)、性質(zhì) frankness, friendliness, carelessness; v.-ion n. 過程、接過、狀態(tài)discussion, election, impression; n./adj. -ity 性質(zhì)、情況、狀態(tài)popularity, humanity.Special Difficultiesplace of departuredestinationtimenumber of passengersnumber of crewweightnumber of compar

27、tmentsaccident positionreasondeath tollSouthampton, EnglandNew YorkApril 10th ,1912131689146,000 ton16waters of North Atlanticstruck an iceberg1500 The Titanic she the 46,000 ton titanic the largest ship this great liner 14. How does the writer call the Titanic ?a colossal ship How to express large ? the 46,000 ton titanic a huge ice berge the largest ship this great liner a colossal ship the immense wall of