新概念3讲义10.doc

Lesson 10, the loss of Titanic 坦塔尼克号的沉没 Colossal (huge, immense)巨大的 a colossal building, price, amount 巨大的建筑物，高价，庞大的数量 Bulky (take up much space, awkward to move or carry)庞大的；巨大的，不好拿，不好动的 the bulky figure of the inspector 检察官庞大的身躯 a bulky parcel, load 巨大的包裹，载荷 Exorbitant (of a price, charge)much too high or great, unreasonable （价格，索价） 过高的，不合理的 exorbitant rents 过高的租金 exorbitantly expensive 过于昂贵的 Gorgeous, amazing, awesome 非常漂亮的 Gorgeously awesome 美的一塌糊涂 Watertight 不漏水的， 水密的 –〉 a watertight alibi 无懈可击的借口 Waterproof 防水的，不透水的 a waterproof watch 防水手表 -( wax the boots to waterproof them给靴子上蜡为了防水 Rustproof 防锈的，抗锈的 As competition heats up and pushes prices down, businesses scramble to boost their profits by heaping on extras: rust proofing your car, service contracts on your appliances, prepaid gasoline for your rental car.随着竞争变得激烈，价格被迫下降，各个公司通过向消费者推销大量的额外服务设法提升利润，诸如汽车防锈保养，设备维修合同，租车汽油预付等。 （household appliances家用电器， rental service租赁服务 ） Compartment 隔间（尤指火车车厢中的） 车室 the first-class compartments 头等车室 a case with separate compartments for shoes, jewellery 分格存放鞋子，珠宝的箱子 watertight compartment 密封舱 Carriage (railway coach for carrying passengers)（火车）客车厢 a first-class carriage 头等车厢 the sleeping carriage 卧铺 Flood (cause a place that is usu dry to)be filled or overflow with water) （sth floods/is flooded某物被淹）（通常使干燥的地方）灌满水，淹没，泛滥 the basement floods whenever it rains heavily 一下大雨地下室就灌满了水 the river has burst its banks and flooded the valley 河水冲破堤岸，淹没了山谷 两人穿过空荡荡的走廊，忽然间海水冲了进来，一排水浪淹没头顶 (wade through the chest-high grass/the desert费力走过没到胸口的草丛/沙漠 wade in the river 在河水里趟过河) Rose and Jack waded through deserted corridors, which are rapidly flooding. A wall of water suddenly hits them, and sweeps them off their feet （of thought or feeling）flow powerfully over sb, surge over sb （思想或感情）充溢，涌现 a great sense of relief flooded over him~~feel greatly reflieved 深感宽慰 memories of childhood came flooding back 童年的往事涌上心头 Inundate sth (with sth) （cover sth with water by overflowing）(文) 泛滥，淹没 when t