LessonThelossoftheTitanic“泰坦尼克“号的沉没.docVIP

Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克“号的沉没 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ◆Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市） ◆colossal adj. 庞大的 ◆watertight adj. 不漏水的 ◆compartment n. （轮船的）密封舱 ◆flood v. 充满水 ◆float v. 漂浮， 飘浮 ◆tragic adj. 悲惨的 ◆liner n. 班船 ◆voyage n. 航行 ◆iceberg n. 冰山 ◆lookout n. 瞭望员 ◆collision n. 碰撞 ◆narrowly adv. 刚刚，勉强地 ◆miss v. 避开 ◆slight adj. 轻微的 ◆tremble v. 震颤 ◆faint adj. 微弱的 ◆horror n. 恐惧 ◆abandon v. 抛弃 ◆plunge v. 投入，跳入 ◆lifeboat n. 救生船 ★Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市） ★colossal adj. 庞大的 big, large, huge, great, vast, immense, enormous, giant, gigantic, tremendous, titanic colossal: large in size A ship Titanic was colossal. a colossal monument; a colossal statue big:大的，重要的 You give me a big surprise. He is a big person. The box is big. large:体积大，数量大 an empty large box a large number of people great: 伟大 vast:辽阔，广阔 vast desert immense: immeasurable 不可测量的 an immense stadium, immense iceberg enormous 重点突出数量、程度、体积；强调程度时，语意强于big Eg: He made a big success. / He made an enoumous success. giant: 巨大的，高大的 a giant person 巨人 ； gigantic tremendous: big, fast, powerful The plane is traveling at tremendous speed. titanic 用于修饰人和物，体积大、力量大 The ship is titanic. huge:强调体积大 a huge stone 数量巨大 a huge sum of money ★watertight adj. 不漏水的 a watertight ship watertight 引申为无懈可击的，毫无破绽的 watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点 watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口 waterproof 防水的；waterproof watch 防水手表 waterproof coat 防水雨衣 ★compartment n. （轮船的）密封舱 ★flood v. 充满水 vt. n. vt. be filled with water; the ship is flooded. The room was flooded with moonlight. L10-01 end 10’41” L10-02 begin 11’00” Our classroom was flooded with sunshine. n. 洪水， in flood 河水泛滥； 引申表示连续不断的 During the rains, the river is in flood. in a flood of words 滔滔不绝的 She blamed her husband in a flood of words on seeing him. ★float v. 漂浮， 飘浮 drift ★tragic adj. 悲惨的 unfoutunate; a tragic accident miserable 苦难的 bitter 痛苦的 tragedy n. 悲剧， 惨剧 in tragedy 以悲剧形式 The holiday ended in tragedy. comedy 喜剧 comic 喜剧的，滑稽的 comical 古怪的，可笑的 ★