1、The loss of the Titanic 詹姆斯卡梅隆 built in northern irelandMarch 31st ,1909colossal colossal : large in size big :大的，重要的 large/huge 體積大，數量大 great 偉大 vast 遼闊 immense : immeasurable giant巨大的，高大的 titanic 體積大，力量大watertight不漏水的 a watertight ship無懈可擊的，毫無破綻的 watertight argument/ excusewaterproof waterproof wa

2、tch/coat capsule太空艙;膠囊flood flood n. a flood of refugees/words/tears/blessings flood v. A lot of refugees flooded into Shaanxi. pour into Many people poured into South Africa for gold rush in the 19th century.float He is floating on air. 興高采烈 He is walking on air.tragic tragic-tragedy comic-comedy T

3、ragedies: Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Macbeth Othello King Lear Comedies: Midsummer Nights Dream Twelfth Night Look out! Mind your head! Watch your step!collision collide with a car bump into a car 追尾 run into an old acquaintance come across a word The morning news says a school bus_ with a train at the

4、 junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately. A. bumped B. collided C. crashed D. struck tremble . 有規律的、小幅度的抖動有規律的、小幅度的抖動 shiver強調由于寒冷、懼怕而一連串地抖動強調由于寒冷、懼怕而一連串地抖動 eg.Look, your hands are trembling, whats wrong with you? eg.I found hes shivering in a cold.weak a faint sound/voiceuncon

5、scious I will be faint at the sight of blood.faint hope/chance/feelinghorrorhorror horrid: unpleasant horrible: frighteningfright: stage frightdread: He is filled with dread of meeting the VIP. dreadfulterror terrorist terrible/terrific a-ban-donabandon(被迫放棄自己喜愛的事物) abandon ones familydesert （背棄，拋棄）

6、 desert the army/duty We grow old by deserting our ideas. plunge: jump or rush suddenly& wildlyJump 快速的跳 The boy is jumping up and down.leap 跳躍 He leapt out of the sleeping bed.dive 跳水text The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. sail for 航海去往某處 set out

7、/off for 出發去往某處 leave/head for eg.He will set out for the Atlantic. We are heading for Canada. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. crew 全體船員；一群 一群造訪者 一群狐朋狗友 一群僧侶 一群女人 一群難民 一群美女 a party/host/community/bevy/flood/galaxy of. built in northern irelandMarch 31st ,1909 Even by modern stan

8、dards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. by = according to= in accordance with eg.by regulation/rules eg.according to the fact/text 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

9、.not only but (also)be regarded as=be thought of as =be considered to be 把看作為 eg.I regarded his idea as totally unacceptable. We cant regard the matter as settled.It is regard as unsinkable Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner wi

10、ll always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. be always remembered 被永遠記住 go down: sink on her first voyage 首航 with heavy loss of life 損失慘重，造成大批人員的死亡maiden voyage Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North At

11、lantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. icy waters 水域，海域 Still water runs deep. 靜水流深，真人不露相 Fish in troubled waters. 渾水摸魚 Keep ones head above water. 勉強糊口 -How are you doing? -Im just keeping my head above water. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid

12、 a direct collision.the alarm had been given 發出警報 alarm clock n.鬧鐘turn sharply veer 改變方向/路線sharp sharp ears/nose/mind The Titanic turned just in time. just in time with no time to spare In next to no time ., narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside he

13、r. the immense wall of ice Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳 Go to the wall. 破產 Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. slight trembling/difference/error The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. sothatBel

14、ow, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!To ones surprise/horror The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. plunge into: fall into be plunged into

15、(undesirable) The wife was plunged into despair after abandoned. be plunged into wars. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost. Lifeboat Life belt/buoy/jacket/vest/raftTwo lifeboats approachthe Carpathia April 15, 1912 Survivors on the deckof the Carpathia After the g

16、reat ship sinking Word building 1. v. + -er/r 表示做某事的人 work-worker, teach-teacher, read-reader, write-writer, 2.v./n. +-ist， 表示某種主義者，從事某事業、研究的人 copy-copyist抄寫員, type-typist novel-novelist, drug- druggist, pianist, violinist 3. adj. + -ness kind-kindness, bitter-bitterness, happy- happiness 4. v. + -i