Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 89l. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. 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. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
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. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost
Step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么.(考虑到开云kaiyun(中国)习需要，把音标给帖出来了，因为制作比较麻烦，版面难看了大家见谅哦~~~`）
Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词记住，有空多练习。：）
1. colossal adj. 庞大的
英释 large in size； a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief
词句 a colossal monument
a colossal statue
a colossal nerve
近义表达
immense: immeasurable 不可测量的
an immense stadium / an immense crowd of people/ immense pleasure
immense strategic importance 极其重要的战略意义
enormous: 重点突出数量、程度、体积超出常规；强调程度时，语意强于big
He made an enormous success.
gigantic: refers to size likened to that of a giant 像巨人一样的大小尺寸
a gigantic disappointment 极度失望。
mammoth 用于指事物笨拙的或笨重的庞大：
a mammoth multinational corporation巨大的跨国公司。
tremendous 指大小让人生畏
eat a tremendous meal 吃下大量的一餐。
stupendous 指大小尺寸让人吃惊或超乎描述范围：
an undertaking of stupendous difficulty.着手解决巨大的困难。
"The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce" (W. Somerset Maugham). "整个事件就是惊人的、无法了解的闹剧" （W·索默尔塞特·毛姆）
gargantuan 尤其强调容量大，如就食物或快乐而言：
a gargantuan appetite惊人的食欲
titanic ： great stature or enormous strength
titanic waves 大浪/ a titanic mountain range 一座巨大的山脉
2.watertight adj. 不漏水的；引申为无懈可击，毫无破绽的
英释 so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape
词句 a watertight ship
watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点
watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口
联想记忆
waterproof 防水的
waterproof coat 防水雨衣
anti-water 防水的，抗水的
3. flood v. 充满水 n. 洪水
英释 be filled with water
词句 The ship is flooded.
Foreign goods flooded its market.
固定搭配 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.
flood with /be flooded with 使充满
The room was flooded with moonlight.
联想记忆
deluge with /be deluge with 泛滥，漫溢
He was deluged with questions. 他为大堆问题所困。
The town was deluged with thick slimy mud.城镇淹浸在一层深深的烂泥里。
drown sth.(in sth):flood sth 淹没
The dam broke and its waters drowned the entire valley.大坝决堤，整个山谷都被水淹没了。
Her eyes were drowned in tears.她泪眼汪汪。
4. tragic adj. 悲惨的
英释 unfoutunate;
词句
a tragic accident/loss/mistake灾难性的事故/损失/错误
Hers is a tragic story. 她的经理悲惨。
近义表达
miserable 苦难的
bitter 痛苦的
联想记忆
tragedy n. 悲剧， 惨剧 in tragedy 以悲剧形式
The holiday ended in tragedy.
5. voyage n. 航行
联想记忆
flight 飞行
journey 长途行程
traval 旅行（指长途，为生意、游玩而出门）
excursion 短途路性，远足
go on /make a day excursion to the Great Wall 长城一日游
tour （泛指到任何地方）旅游，巡回
a round-the world tour 环球旅行
go on/make /do a tour of the museum参观博物馆
navigation 航海，航海术
The voyage is more than the old lady can bear.
6. collision n. 碰撞
固定词组
be in/come into collision (with) 撞击，和......发生矛盾
The liner was reported to have been in collision with an oil-tanker.据报道，那艘班船和一艘油轮相撞了。
His political activities brought him to collision with the law. 他的政治活动使他触犯了法律。
词句
There was a three-car collision on the motorway.高速公路上，三辆小车相撞了。
A collision with Parliament could ruin the government's plans.与议会的冲突可能破坏政府的计划。
近义表达
crash v. 坠毁
It is said that there is an airplane that crashed in the mountains.
conflict vi. 和某事（某人）相抵触
My idea conflicts with yours.
in conflict (with ) (和......)有矛盾，不一致
Their account of the event was in conflict with ours.他们对于这件事情的报道和我们的报道相反。
clash vi. 相冲突
His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldn't go.
collide vi 碰撞，抚触
The plane collided with the mountain
7. tremble v. 震颤；有规律的、小幅度的抖动
近义表达
tremble ,shake为普通用词，指由于寒冷，愤怒，恐惧兴奋，疲劳等所导致的颤动，亦可指物体的颤动
tremble /shake with cold/anger
shiver v. 强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动,常是持续性的
I found he's shivering in a the wind-swept street.他站在寒风凛冽的街上发抖。
shudder vi. 强调看到或想到可怕的事情而全身颤栗，是一时性的，程度比以上三个都厉害。
The boy is shuddering, why? Because he was frightened.
We all shuddered at the pictures of the fascist concentration camps.我们看到法西斯集中营的照片就不寒而栗。
vibrate 除表示"颤动"外，还表示"振动，动荡"
His voice vibrated with passion.他的声音因激动而颤抖。
8. faint adj. 微弱的;unconscious 失去知觉
词句
faint sound / faint voice
There is a faint hope that she may be cured.她可能治愈的希望渺茫。
He has been faint for a long time.
近义表达:"一点也不"的几个表达法
not the faintest
=not the slightest:
=not the remotest:
=not the foggiest
=not at all
I haven't the faintest idea what you mean.
I haven't the foggiest notion what you are talking about.
I haven't the remotest conception who did it.
9. abandon v. 抛弃
词句
He abandoned all hope.
He abandoned his research because of the war.
近义表达
desert 背弃，遗弃
desert the army / desert the duty / desert his family
forsake 抛弃，放弃，改掉（习惯）
Never forsake a friend when he is in trouble.
She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.
renounce 放弃（权利等），宣布不承认（不做某事，不吃某物等）
He renounced his religion and became a Muslim.
He renounced his wicked son. 他宣布与他那逆子断绝关系。
10. plunge v. （猛地）投入，跳入（无姿势）；陷入
英释 jump or rush suddenly and wildly
词句
He got so angry that he plunged into the water.
When the ship Titanic sank in the ocean, a large number of people plunged into...
近义表达
jump:侧重强调快速地跳
The boy is jumping up and down.
leap: 跳跃
He leapt out of the sleeping bad.
dive 跳水、潜水、俯冲
He dived into his jacket pocket to make sure his wallet was still there.
Step4 记住一些常用前缀，以后就可以望词生义了。呵呵，我们试试哦，不好就扔砖头。
Word Building 构词法
动词后加-er, 如果是以不发音的-e结尾的，只加-r, 表示行为的主动者，做某事的人。
work----worker teach----teacher murder----murderer
write----writer read----reader
动词后加-ist, 表示某种主义者、信仰者；从事某种事业、研究的人
copy----copyist type----typist novel ---- novelist
drug---- druggist tobacco----- tobacconist
形容词后加-ness, 抽象名词，表示一种性质、情况、状态
kind----kindness bitter----bitterness happy----happiness
willing----willngness
某些动词后加-ion, 构成名词
suggent----suggestion ...
以-te结尾的动词，把不发音的-e去掉，再加-ion
translate----translation complete---- completion
graduate---- graduation
某些以-aim /-ain 结尾的动词，把-i 去掉，再加-ation
explain----explanation exclaim----exclamation
以-ity 结尾，放在形容词之后，构成抽象名词，表示性质、状态
以-able / -ible 对尾的形容词变成名词，充成 -ability / -ibility
able----ability probable----probability possible----possibility mobile----mobility
Step5 讲解看再多还不如自己动手一练。
Exercise
Supply the missing words in the following sentences:
1 He studied physics at university. He is a p____ . (physic)
2 He works in a mine. He is a m_____ . (mine)
3 Pasteur did a great service to _____ (human ).
4 He is trying to make a good _____ ( impress ).
5 His paintings have been admired for their _____ (original ).
Choose the one word that best completes each sentence.
1. The colours become ______ as the sun sets.
a. slight b. faint c. disappeared
2. The policies of management at the time finally ______the factory into chaos.
a. gave b. offered c. plunged
3. The taxi driver was responsible for the tragic ________.
a. collide b.striking c. collision
4. The white whale was eventually _____ by a lookout after several days' pursuit.
a. known b.spotted c.perceived
5. Even _____ modern standards,the Titanic can be regarded as a colossal ship.
a. at b. by c. according
