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Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic Part 1 Words and Expressions (1) Southampton n. 南安普敦（英国港市） (2) colossal adj. 庞大的 (extremely large) (3) watertight adj. 不漏水的 (that does not allow water to get in or out) (of an excuse, a plan, an argument, etc.) carefully prepared so that it contains no mistakes, faults or weaknesses) (以下两例都是引申含义) 【学生版不出现】 watertight arguments 无懈可击的观点 watertight excuse 天衣无缝的借口 近义词：waterproof watch / raincoat 防水手表/雨衣≈water-resistant (4) compartment n. （轮船的）密封舱 (one of the separate sections that sth. such as a piece of equipment has for keeping things in) (5) flood v. 充满水 (if a place floods or sth. floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water) 引申： v. 涌入，涌进 (to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers) 难民不断涌入邻国。 Refugees continue to flood into neighboring countries. Cheap imported goods are flooding the market. 廉价进口商品充斥着市场。 (to become or make sth. available in a place in large numbers) v.(使) 充斥，充满【学生版不出现】 (6) float v. 漂浮 (to move slowly on water) (7) tragic adj. 悲惨的 (making you feel very sad, usually because sb. has died or suffered a lot) 派生词：tragedy n. 悲剧 反义词：comedy n. 喜剧 comic adj. 喜剧的，滑稽的 扩展：comedian n. 喜剧演员 划线部分翻译：父母不该为他们儿子的惨死而承担骂名。 The parents were not to blame for the tragic deathof their son. Lillian Board’s death at 22 was a tragic loss for British athletics. Lillian Board22岁就死了，对英国体育界而言是惨重的损失。 (8) liner n. 班船 (a large ship that carries passengers) (9) voyage n. 航行 (a long journey, especially by sea or in space) 近义词：飞行flight；旅程journey Pilgrimage to the West; Journey to the West西游记 Bon voyage.一路顺风。 On this date in 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that would take him to the present-day Americas. 1492年的这一天，哥伦布从Palos出发，开始了他的航程。而这一段航程，将把他带到现在的美洲。 (10) iceberg n. 冰山 (an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea) (11) lookout n. 瞭望员 (a person who has the responsibility of watching for sth., especially danger, etc.) (12) collision n. 碰撞 (an accident in which some vehicles or peopl