新概念英语第三册第10课 the loss of the Titanic.ppt

The loss of the Titanic ;;; built in northern ireland;colossal;watertight;;flood;float;tragic;;;collision;;;;horror;a-ban-don abandon(被迫放弃自己喜爱的事物) abandon one’s family desert （背弃，抛弃） desert the army/duty We grow old by deserting our ideas. Youth ;plunge: jump or rush suddenly wildly Jump 快速的跳 The boy is jumping up and down. leap 跳跃 He leapt out of the sleeping bed. dive 跳水 ;text;The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. sail for 航海去往某处 set out /off for 出发去往某处 leave/head for eg.He will set out for the Atlantic. We are heading for Canada. ;;She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. crew 全体船员；一群 一群造访者 一群狐朋狗友 一群僧侣 一群女人 一群难民 一群美女 a party/host/community/bevy/flood/galaxy of... ; built in northern ireland;Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. by = according to= in accordance with eg.by regulation/rules eg.according to the fact/text ;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. not only… but (also)… be regarded as=be thought of as =be considered to be 把…看作为 eg.I regarded his idea as totally unacceptable. We can’t regard the matter as settled.;It is regard as unsinkable;;The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. be always remembered 被永远记住 go down: sink on her first voyage 首航 with heavy loss of life 损失惨重，造成大批人员的死亡;maiden voyage;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. icy waters 水域，海域 Still water runs deep. 静水流深，真人不露相 Fish in troubled waters. 浑水摸鱼 Keep one’s head above water. 勉强糊口 --How are you doing? --I’m just keeping my head above water. ;After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. the alarm had