Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 89l. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 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. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four 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. 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. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from 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! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost
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Step 3 特別的單詞總是要特別的待遇，下面的單詞記住，有空多練習(xí)。：）
1. colossal adj. 龐大的
英釋 large in size； a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief
詞句 a colossal monument
a colossal statue
a colossal nerve
近義表達(dá)
immense: immeasurable 不可測量的
an immense stadium / an immense crowd of people/ immense pleasure
immense strategic importance 極其重要的戰(zhàn)略意義
enormous: 重點突出數(shù)量、程度、體積超出常規(guī)；強(qiáng)調(diào)程度時，語意強(qiáng)于big
He made an enormous success.
gigantic: refers to size likened to that of a giant 像巨人一樣的大小尺寸
a gigantic disappointment 極度失望。
mammoth 用于指事物笨拙的或笨重的龐大：
a mammoth multinational corporation巨大的跨國公司。
tremendous 指大小讓人生畏
eat a tremendous meal 吃下大量的一餐。
stupendous 指大小尺寸讓人吃驚或超乎描述范圍：
an undertaking of stupendous difficulty.著手解決巨大的困難。
"The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce" (W. Somerset Maugham). "整個事件就是驚人的、無法了解的鬧劇" （W·索默爾塞特·毛姆）
gargantuan 尤其強(qiáng)調(diào)容量大，如就食物或快樂而言：
a gargantuan appetite驚人的食欲
titanic ： great stature or enormous strength
titanic waves 大浪/ a titanic mountain range 一座巨大的山脈
2.watertight adj. 不漏水的；引申為無懈可擊，毫無破綻的
英釋 so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape
詞句 a watertight ship
watertight arguments 無懈可擊的論點
watertight excuse 毫無破綻的借口
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waterproof 防水的
waterproof coat 防水雨衣
anti-water 防水的，抗水的
3. flood v. 充滿水 n. 洪水
英釋 be filled with water
詞句 The ship is flooded.
Foreign goods flooded its market.
固定搭配 in flood 河水泛濫； 引申表示連續(xù)不斷的
During the rains, the river is in flood.
in a flood of words 滔滔不絕的
She blamed her husband in a flood of words on seeing him.
flood with /be flooded with 使充滿
The room was flooded with moonlight.
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deluge with /be deluge with 泛濫，漫溢
He was deluged with questions. 他為大堆問題所困。
The town was deluged with thick slimy mud.城鎮(zhèn)淹浸在一層深深的爛泥里。
drown sth.(in sth):flood sth 淹沒
The dam broke and its waters drowned the entire valley.大壩決堤，整個山谷都被水淹沒了。
Her eyes were drowned in tears.她淚眼汪汪。
4. tragic adj. 悲慘的
英釋 unfoutunate;
詞句
a tragic accident/loss/mistake災(zāi)難性的事故/損失/錯誤
Hers is a tragic story. 她的經(jīng)理悲慘。
近義表達(dá)
miserable 苦難的
bitter 痛苦的
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tragedy n. 悲劇， 慘劇 in tragedy 以悲劇形式
The holiday ended in tragedy.
5. voyage n. 航行
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flight 飛行
journey 長途行程
traval 旅行（指長途，為生意、游玩而出門）
excursion 短途路性，遠(yuǎn)足
go on /make a day excursion to the Great Wall 長城一日游
tour （泛指到任何地方）旅游，巡回
a round-the world tour 環(huán)球旅行
go on/make /do a tour of the museum參觀博物館
navigation 航海，航海術(shù)
The voyage is more than the old lady can bear.
6. collision n. 碰撞
固定詞組
be in/come into collision (with) 撞擊，和......發(fā)生矛盾
The liner was reported to have been in collision with an oil-tanker.據(jù)報道，那艘班船和一艘油輪相撞了。
His political activities brought him to collision with the law. 他的政治活動使他觸犯了法律。
詞句
There was a three-car collision on the motorway.高速公路上，三輛小車相撞了。
A collision with Parliament could ruin the government's plans.與議會的沖突可能破壞政府的計劃。
近義表達(dá)
crash v. 墜毀
It is said that there is an airplane that crashed in the mountains.
conflict vi. 和某事（某人）相抵觸
My idea conflicts with yours.
in conflict (with ) (和......)有矛盾，不一致
Their account of the event was in conflict with ours.他們對于這件事情的報道和我們的報道相反。
clash vi. 相沖突
His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldn't go.
collide vi 碰撞，撫觸
The plane collided with the mountain
7. tremble v. 震顫；有規(guī)律的、小幅度的抖動
近義表達(dá)
tremble ,shake為普通用詞，指由于寒冷，憤怒，恐懼興奮，疲勞等所導(dǎo)致的顫動，亦可指物體的顫動
tremble /shake with cold/anger
shiver v. 強(qiáng)調(diào)由于寒冷、懼怕而一連串地抖動,常是持續(xù)性的
I found he's shivering in a the wind-swept street.他站在寒風(fēng)凜冽的街上發(fā)抖。
shudder vi. 強(qiáng)調(diào)看到或想到可怕的事情而全身顫栗，是一時性的，程度比以上三個都厲害。
The boy is shuddering, why? Because he was frightened.
We all shuddered at the pictures of the fascist concentration camps.我們看到法西斯集中營的照片就不寒而栗。
vibrate 除表示"顫動"外，還表示"振動，動蕩"
His voice vibrated with passion.他的聲音因激動而顫抖。
8. faint adj. 微弱的;unconscious 失去知覺
詞句
faint sound / faint voice
There is a faint hope that she may be cured.她可能治愈的希望渺茫。
He has been faint for a long time.
近義表達(dá):"一點也不"的幾個表達(dá)法
not the faintest
=not the slightest:
=not the remotest:
=not the foggiest
=not at all
I haven't the faintest idea what you mean.
I haven't the foggiest notion what you are talking about.
I haven't the remotest conception who did it.
9. abandon v. 拋棄
詞句
He abandoned all hope.
He abandoned his research because of the war.
近義表達(dá)
desert 背棄，遺棄
desert the army / desert the duty / desert his family
forsake 拋棄，放棄，改掉（習(xí)慣）
Never forsake a friend when he is in trouble.
She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.
renounce 放棄（權(quán)利等），宣布不承認(rèn)（不做某事，不吃某物等）
He renounced his religion and became a Muslim.
He renounced his wicked son. 他宣布與他那逆子斷絕關(guān)系。
10. plunge v. （猛地）投入，跳入（無姿勢）；陷入
英釋 jump or rush suddenly and wildly
詞句
He got so angry that he plunged into the water.
When the ship Titanic sank in the ocean, a large number of people plunged into...
近義表達(dá)
jump:側(cè)重強(qiáng)調(diào)快速地跳
The boy is jumping up and down.
leap: 跳躍
He leapt out of the sleeping bad.
dive 跳水、潛水、俯沖
He dived into his jacket pocket to make sure his wallet was still there.
Step4 記住一些常用前綴，以后就可以望詞生義了。呵呵，我們試試哦，不好就扔磚頭。
Word Building 構(gòu)詞法
動詞后加-er, 如果是以不發(fā)音的-e結(jié)尾的，只加-r, 表示行為的主動者，做某事的人。
work----worker teach----teacher murder----murderer
write----writer read----reader
動詞后加-ist, 表示某種主義者、信仰者；從事某種事業(yè)、研究的人
copy----copyist type----typist novel ---- novelist
drug---- druggist tobacco----- tobacconist
形容詞后加-ness, 抽象名詞，表示一種性質(zhì)、情況、狀態(tài)
kind----kindness bitter----bitterness happy----happiness
willing----willngness
某些動詞后加-ion, 構(gòu)成名詞
suggent----suggestion ...
以-te結(jié)尾的動詞，把不發(fā)音的-e去掉，再加-ion
translate----translation complete---- completion
graduate---- graduation
某些以-aim /-ain 結(jié)尾的動詞，把-i 去掉，再加-ation
explain----explanation exclaim----exclamation
以-ity 結(jié)尾，放在形容詞之后，構(gòu)成抽象名詞，表示性質(zhì)、狀態(tài)
以-able / -ible 對尾的形容詞變成名詞，充成 -ability / -ibility
able----ability probable----probability possible----possibility mobile----mobility
Step5 講解看再多還不如自己動手一練。
Exercise
Supply the missing words in the following sentences:
1 He studied physics at university. He is a p____ . (physic)
2 He works in a mine. He is a m_____ . (mine)
3 Pasteur did a great service to _____ (human ).
4 He is trying to make a good _____ ( impress ).
5 His paintings have been admired for their _____ (original ).
Choose the one word that best completes each sentence.
1. The colours become ______ as the sun sets.
a. slight b. faint c. disappeared
2. The policies of management at the time finally ______the factory into chaos.
a. gave b. offered c. plunged
3. The taxi driver was responsible for the tragic ________.
a. collide b.striking c. collision
4. The white whale was eventually _____ by a lookout after several days' pursuit.
a. known b.spotted c.perceived
5. Even _____ modern standards,the Titanic can be regarded as a colossal ship.
a. at b. by c. according
