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一、课文讲解 1. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. 巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。 The great ship, Titanic, 巨轮“泰坦尼克”号（主语，其中Titanic是the great ship的同位语） 2. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. 船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。 She 她（主语，在英语中，人称代词有拟人化的作用，如轮船往往不用it，而用she） was carrying 载有（谓语，过去进行时态） 3. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 即使用现代标准来衡量，45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。 Even by modern standards, 即使用现代标准来衡量，（状语） 4. 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. 当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成。 其中that had ever been built是一个定语从句，修饰名词ship。had been built （在当时）已经（被）建造的 (谓语，过去完成时态，被动语态) 5. for she had sixteen watertight compartments. 因为船由16个密封舱组成，（状语从句） for 因为（引导词） 6. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. 即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮在水面上。 Even if two of these were flooded, 即使有两个舱进水（状语从句）even if 即使（引导词） 7. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. 然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。 will always be remembered, 将永远（被）记着（谓语，一般将来时态，被动语态， 其中always 是状语） on her first voyage 在它的首航 with heavy loss of life 伴着严重的人员死亡（状语， with表“伴着” heavy表“惨重的”） 8. 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. “泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，了望员发现一座冰山。 Four days after setting out, “泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天（状语） set out v.出发, 开始 9. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. 警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。 After the alarm had been given, 警报响过不久（状语从句） 10. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. “泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。 narrowly missing the immense wall