Lesson10 The loss of the Titanic1Introduction of the Titanic2TheTitanicwasdesignedbyexperiencedengineers,usingsomeofthemostadvancedtechnologiesandextensivesafetyfeaturesofthetime.Itwasalsocalled“unsinkableship”.TheTitanicwasapassengerliner,aftersettingsailwith2,223peopleonboard,shestruckaniceberginthenorthAtlanticOceanonhermaidenvoyagefromSouthampton,England,toNewYorkCity,UnitedStates,andsankat2:20amonthemorningof15April,1912,resultinginthedeathsof1,517people.3Call for helpTheshipcarriedlifeboatsforonly1,178people.Anumberofmendiedduetothewomenandchildrenfirst.Thismeantthatmanyboatswereonlyhalffilled.Further,onlyafewwerepickedupfromthewater.WirelessoperatorsJackPhillipsandHaroldBridebegansendinghelpsignal,whichwasreceivedbyseveralships,includingMount Temple,Frankfurt,VirginianandTitanicssistership,Olympic, but noneofthevesselswerecloseenoughtoreachthelinerbeforeshesank.IntheenditwastheCarpathiawhichcametotherescueandpickedupthesurvivorsfromthelifeboatsinfourhourstoolatetorescueallofTitanicspassengers.4Warm upTitanicthe great ship5Jack and Rose6shipwrecks7Have you ever watched the movie “Titanic”? How do you like the movie?What do you think about the ship “Titanic”?8New words & Expressions1.colossal klsl adj. 巨大、庞大的 large in size, huge eg.He has a colossal nerve. 2.watertight w:ttat adj. 不漏水的 tight adj. 紧的；装满填满的；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3.compartment kmp:tmnt n.轮船密封舱 94.flood fld v. 充满水 be filled or covered with water eg. Our street floods whenever it rains. 泛滥、溢出 to over flow eg. The river flooded the valley. 充满、满是to cover completely eg. The room was flooded with light. n. 洪水、水灾 经常用作floods 105.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、鱼漂 sth that floats6.tragic adj. trdk悲剧的;悲惨的 sad eg. A tragic story that perhaps happens only in the movies.7.liner lan(r) n.班船，班机 118.voyage vd n. 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. 瞭望员、监察所 a person who watches 监视动作 the act of keeping watch eg. keeping a lookout for the enemy 前景、远景 a likely future eg. It is a good lookout for you if you study hard.12Detailed Study of the Text 13Listening ComprehensionPleasecloseyourtextbooks.Listentothetapeofthetextcarefullyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestion:1.HowmanytonswastheTitanic?2.HadtheTitaniceversailedbefore?3.Didthecaptainthinktheshiphadbeendamaged?Why?4.Whatwouldhavehappenedifonlytwoofthesixteenwater-tightcompartmenthadbeenflooded? 14Language PointsThegreatship,Titanic,sailedforNewYorkfromSouthamptononApril10th,1912.1.Titanic是the great ship的同位语。greatadj.大的verylargeindegreeoramount2.sailfor行驶往/到某地,向驶去TheshipwillsailforHawaiiintwoweeks.MyauntsailedfromPortsmouthforDover.Wesailwiththewind.我们顺风航行。15Shewascarrying1,316passengersandacrewof891.Evenbymodernstandards,the46,000tonTitanicwasacolossalship.3.crew（集合名词）全体工作人员allthepeopleworkingonashiporplane=staffThecrewis/arewaitingforinstructionsfromthecaptain.全体船员正在等候船长的命令。The“Maine”carriedacrewof350.air/groundcrew空勤/地勤人员atraincrew列车乘务组164.by根据，按照ByArticle3oftheTreaty,thedealermustpayforthedelay.Doyousellapplesbyjinorkilo?17Atthetime,however,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathadeverbeenbuilt,butwasregardedasunsinkable,forshehadsixteenwatertightcompartments.Eveniftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldstillbeabletofloat.5. as unthinkable是主语补足语,as在此是介词，意为“作为”，后面可跟adj.,分词等构成短语。e.g.Theideastruckhimas(being)novel(新奇的).regardas把当做beregardedase.g.Iregardherasmybestfriend. 186.unsinkable不会沉没的un+v.+able否定前缀+下沉、下降+形容词后缀unforgivableunavailableunavoidableunbearableunbelievableunforseeableuncontrollableunchangeableundeniableunfashionableunforgettableunfavorableunacceptableunaccountableunanswerable19Thetragicsinkingofthisgreatlinerwillalwaysberemembered,forshewentdownonherfirstvoyagewithheavylossoflife.7.godown=sink下沉,后面的两个介词短语作状语。她首航沉没，遇难者甚多。 20Fourdaysaftersettingout,whiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlantic,hugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.8.watern.Un水；Cn海域，（江、河、湖、海的）水体则用复数。thewatersofthePacifictheChineseterritorialwaters中国领海theupperwatersoftheYangtseRiver长江上游219.spotv.挑出、查出、认出toseeornoticen.点、圆点、斑点smallmark地点placeSeeifyoucanspotthem.看您是否能够找出它们Thescenicspotisonnorth-westernoutskirtsofBeijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。22Afterthealarmhadbeengiven,thegreatshipturnedsharplytoavoidadirectcollision.TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowlymissingtheimmensewalloficewhichroseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.10.giveanalarm发出警报Itwasjustafalsealarm.只是一场虚惊。Thereisnothingtogetalarmedabout.Letssetthealarmclockfor5oclock.11.intime及时，narrowlymissing勉强避开23narrowly:inanarrowmanner(勉强地）e.g.Henarrowlylosttheelection.(很少的差距）Shenarrowlyescapeddeath. Rockets was beaten narrowly.24Suddenly,therewasaslighttremblingsoundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseewhathadhappened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintthatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.Below,thecaptainrealizedtohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!12.sothat如此以致于e.g.IworkedsohardthatIgotthefirstplace.区别:sothat为了,表目的e.g.IworkhardsothatIcanenteragoodhighschool.2513.tohishorror(令)他惊恐地发现类似的表达方式有：toonesjoy/disappointment/satisfaction/regret/dismay/sorrow/delight/amazemente.g.Tohishorror,thebuscaughtfire.Tohisamazementthebeebegantoperformadance.26tohishorrorPetertriedtogoandopenthedoor,but,tohishorror,hecouldnotmove!Toouramazement,nothinghappened.Hebrokethevase,muchtomyannoyance.Tohisgreatdisappointment,shewasntonthetrain27Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.Astherewerenotenoughlifeboatsforeverybody,1,500liveswerelost.14.plungedinto:jumpinto投入、跳入;(使)突然陷入某种状态e.g.Heplungedintotheicywatertosavethedrowningchild.Apowerfailureplungedthewholehouseintosuddendarkness.停电了,整个房子突然陷入一片漆黑之中。Hewasplungedintodespairbytheterriblenews.2815.The order to abandon ship was有些名词后可以接不定式做同位语，这类名词有：order,plan,wish,offer,decision,etc.e.g.Thankyouforgivingmethechancetogoabroad.Whomadethedecisiontogothere?Hehadastrongwishtoseetheworld.16.As引导原因状语从句e.g.Wearstrongshoesasweshalldoalotofwalkingtoday.2917.abandon:1)desert;leavebehind-Drivershadtoabandontheircars.2)togiveupcompletely-Thegirlabandonedhopeofpassingtheexam.-Thegamewasabandoned .30Readthetextbyyourselves,trytoretellitandpayattentiontotheusageofthepastperfecttense.过去完成时：表示发生在过去的动作对过去某一点造成的某种影响或结果，即“过去的过去”。结构为:haddonee.g.Thefilmhadalreadybegunwhenwecametothecinema.Hetoldme(that)hehadreadthe Thorn Birds (荆棘鸟)threetimes. Key Structure31Word-building: v.-er(-or,-ar)n.表示人visitor,liar,dancer;n./adj.istn.表示的人artist;adj.-nessn.表示状态、性质frankness,friendliness,carelessness;v.-ionn.过程、接过、状态discussion,election,impression;n./adj.-ity性质、情况、状态popularity,humanity.Special Difficulties32placeofdeparturedestinationtimenumberofpassengersnumberofcrewweightnumberofcompartmentsaccidentpositionreasondeathtollSouthampton,EnglandNewYorkApril10th,1912131689146,000ton16watersofNorthAtlanticstruckaniceberg150033The Titanicshe the 46,000 ton titanic the largest ship this great liner 14. How does the writer call the Titanic ?acolossalship 34Howtoexpresslarge? the 46,000 ton titanicahugeiceberge the largest ship this great lineracolossalshiptheimmensewallofice 356.voyage:oceantrip;sailingontheseatravel:generaljourney:long-distancemovementtrip:short-distancemovement(especiallytime)tour:ajourneyorrouteallthewayaroundaparticularplaceorarea Itwasalong,butweeventuallyarrived .TheshipwillstartitsmaidennextMondayTheyregoingonaworld.TheyplannedtomakeaweddingtoParis.Hemetmanyinterestingpeopleinhis.voyagetravelsjourneytriptour36tourtravellingjourneytripvoyageTheWhitesspenttwomonths_aroundtheworld.Doyougetseasickduringthe_?Theyarefondof_.Weareona_totheEasternSuburbPark.Lifeisa_fullofsurprises.AtfirstIwasafraidthelong_wouldbetoomuchforher.Wewentonaguided_ofItalythatincludedstopsatMilan,Venice,FlorenceandRome.FlorenceandRome.Igotoworkbytrain,andthe_takes40minutes.traveltripjourney37Thank you very much!Have a nice day.38