Lesson 13课件.ppt

Lesson 13 Britannia Rues the Waves Background Information How Britain gained naval supremacy ⒈ In mediaeval times, the trade of the world and the center of maritime power lay in the Mediterranean Sea. How Britain gained naval supremacy How Britain gained naval supremacy How Britain gained naval supremacy Some facts figures about the recent naval expansion of the Soviet Union Some facts figures about the recent naval expansion of the Soviet Union Expressions Patterns Expressions Patterns grab: capture Expressions Patterns 3. Shipping is also a significant British success story: Expressions Patterns 5. and carving … Western shipping companies: Expressions Patterns E.g. Expressions Patterns Expressions Patterns 8.in which Britain has a big stake: Expressions Patterns 9. in terms of: with regard to Expressions Patterns 10. a new British ship was being launched every week: Expressions Patterns 11. stayed ahead of the competition by … sophisticated ships Expressions Patterns 12. cut-throat: (of competition) intense, merciless Expressions Patterns 14. to weather the bad times: to be able to pull through when where is a depression; to survive when economic conditions are not favorable Expressions Patterns 15. they make it easier … for the available trade: Expressions Patterns 17. mothballs: Expressions Patterns 18. But with the world … iron ore carriers. Expressions Patterns 19. the British shipping industry now began to feel the pinch: Expressions Patterns 20. the going freight rate: currently accepted charge for sending the specified goods there Expressions Patterns 22. they are also the routes … the biggest inroads: Expressions Patterns 23. Developing countries regard a merchant navy as … national airline: Expressions Patterns hold on to: try to keep; not give or sell to sb. else; hang on to Expressions Patterns E.g. Expressions Patterns 2) find expression in : be expressed by means of Expressions Patterns 1. A far more serious view was ta