新概念三Lesson 10

1、Lesson 10The loss of the TitanicYou jump, I jump.New words colossal adj.龐大的龐大的 CET6This is indeed a colossal success.There has been a colossal waste of public money.近義詞：近義詞： giant 指如巨人般的龐大體積指如巨人般的龐大體積 tremendous 指某物很大，大得驚人指某物很大，大得驚人 massive 側(cè)重龐大而笨重。側(cè)重龐大而笨重。 huge 強調(diào)體積或容積的龐大強調(diào)體積或容積的龐大 immense 正式用詞，側(cè)重空

2、間的廣闊正式用詞，側(cè)重空間的廣闊compartment n.（輪船的）密封艙 CET6On the way home we shared our first class compartment with a group of businessmen.搭配：搭配：passenger compartment 乘客艙；客廂乘客艙；客廂engine compartment 發(fā)動機室發(fā)動機室luggage compartment 行李艙架行李艙架flood v.充滿水 CET4it is covered with water. v.為水所淹為水所淹; 淹沒淹沒The kitchen flooded.If

3、 you say that people or things flood into a place, you are emphasizing that they arrive there in large numbers. v.涌入涌入Large numbers of immigrants flooded into the areaa large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry n.洪水洪水China suffers a flood in 1998搭配：搭配：a flood of 一大批一大批in flood 在泛濫在泛濫

4、flood in 涌入，大量地涌到涌入，大量地涌到flood season 汛期，洪水期；洪水季節(jié)汛期，洪水期；洪水季節(jié)flood prevention 防汛；防洪；防洪工作防汛；防洪；防洪工作float v.漂浮 CET4If something or someone is floating ,they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, does not sink.or through the air.The white cloud of smoke floated away.They noticed some dollar b

5、ills floating in the water.Strange thoughts float into my mind when I am nearly asleep. Floats will provide confidence in the water.tragic adj.悲慘的 CET6A tragic event or situation is extremely sad, usually because it involves death or suffering.It was just a tragic accident.Tragically, she never saw

6、her baby .It is used to refer to tragedy as a type of literature. 悲劇的悲劇的Hamlet is a tragic hero.n. tragedy 悲劇悲劇 comedy n. 喜劇喜劇liner n.班船 A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday. 客輪客輪The billionare has bought a luxury ocean liner.air liner 班機班機He would tak

7、e an air liner to another city for travel. line n. 直線直線voyage n.航行A voyage is a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft.We should be more cautious on this voyage.On the voyage of life, you have kindled the light of hope for me.形近詞：形近詞：vogue n&adj. 時尚的，流行的時尚的，流行的in vogue 正在流行；正時興正在流行；正時興iceberg n.冰

8、山tip of the iceberg 冰山一角；事物的表面部分冰山一角；事物的表面部分lookout n.嘹望員嘹望員 A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it. 望風(fēng)者望風(fēng)者He acted as a lookout in a robbery.A lookout is a place from which you can see clearly in all directions. 瞭望臺瞭望臺Troops tried to set up a lookout

9、post inside a refugee campcollision n.碰撞 CET4 A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something. 碰碰撞撞They were on their way to the airport when their van was involved in a collision with a carA collision of cultures or ideas occurs when two very different cultures or people meet and con

10、flict. (文化或觀點的文化或觀點的) 沖突沖突The play represents the collision of three generations.narrowly adv.剛剛，勉強地He narrowly agreed with the idea.She narrowly failed to win enough votesadv. 狹窄地；狹隘地狹窄地；狹隘地We should not narrowly focused on the economic interest .narrow adj.狹窄的，有限的狹窄的，有限的We walk through a narrow pa

11、th.Two police officers had a narrow escape when robbers attacked their vehicles.v.縮小縮小The gap between the poor and the rich has been narrowed.miss v. 避開 CET4It was too good an opportunity to miss.I miss that girl. He missed the last bus home and had to stay with a friend.Its a pity that I had to mis

12、s maths class last week.Miss. 小姐小姐錯過錯過 (機會機會)想念，留戀想念，留戀沒有趕上沒有趕上 (飛機或火車等飛機或火車等)未參加未參加 (會議或活動會議或活動)slight adj. 輕微的 CET4Doctors say he has made a slight improvement.She is smaller and slighter than Christie. 纖瘦的纖瘦的Each person learns in a slightly different way.v. 輕視輕視 ；怠慢；怠慢We shouldnt slight anybody e

13、ven if hes a nobody. Dont slight any chance when it comes.in the slightest 一點也。一點也。That doesnt interest me in the slightest.tremble v.震顫 CET4If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold. Lisa was white and trembling with anger.He felt the earth tremble under him.His voice tr

14、embled.詞語辨析：詞語辨析：tremble&shaketremble 顫抖，發(fā)抖，指因寒冷、情緒變化、體弱多病而顫抖，發(fā)抖，指因寒冷、情緒變化、體弱多病而不由自主輕微地抖動不由自主輕微地抖動。A poor old woman stood at the corner, trembling with ageshake 顫抖，顫動，指任何顫抖，顫動，指任何短促而急促短促而急促的搖動，有時的搖動，有時喻指對決心，信念的動搖喻指對決心，信念的動搖。Nothing can shake our determination.faint adj.微弱的 CET4There was still the fa

15、int hope deep within him .John smiled faintly and shook his head.作為動詞：暈厥作為動詞：暈厥She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted.詞義辨析：詞義辨析：faint a.虛弱的，眩暈的，指人在虛弱的，眩暈的，指人在特定場合感覺到的虛弱特定場合感覺到的虛弱，通常不是天生通常不是天生體質(zhì)上的虛弱而是由于某種原因造成的暫時的情況。體質(zhì)上的虛弱而是由于某種原因造成的暫時的情況。The summer sun was so strong that she felt faint

16、.fragile a.脆弱的，易碎的脆弱的，易碎的，指物體容易打碎，或人體質(zhì)虛弱，指物體容易打碎，或人體質(zhì)虛弱That dish is fragile, so be careful.weak a.這組詞中應(yīng)用范圍最廣的一個，既可以這組詞中應(yīng)用范圍最廣的一個，既可以指身體指身體虛弱的，無力的，虛弱的，無力的，也可也可引申為在力量、權(quán)力、技能、影響等方面有欠缺或軟弱。引申為在力量、權(quán)力、技能、影響等方面有欠缺或軟弱。horror n.恐懼 CET4in horror 驚恐地驚恐地horror film 恐怖片；驚險影片恐怖片；驚險影片horror movie 恐怖片，驚恐片；恐怖電影恐怖片，驚恐片

17、；恐怖電影horror fiction 恐怖小說恐怖小說horror story 恐怖故事恐怖故事I felt numb with horror.At the sight of the blood he drew back in horror.詞形變化：詞形變化：horrible adj. 可怕的；極討厭的可怕的；極討厭的 horrify v.使恐懼；驚駭使恐懼；驚駭 Her voice sounds horrible. A two-year-old boy was horribly murdered I was horrified by the movie. abandon v.拋棄 CET

18、4He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.At the captains order, they abandoned ship.Dont abandon yourself to despair.形近詞：形近詞：abundant adj. 豐富的；充裕的；盛產(chǎn)豐富的；充裕的；盛產(chǎn) Our country is abundant in minerals. Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.plunge v.投入，跳入plunge into 投入；跳入；突然或倉促地開始某

19、事投入；跳入；突然或倉促地開始某事take the plunge 冒險嘗試；采取決定性步驟冒險嘗試；采取決定性步驟At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river.He plunge into the cold water.The two men plunged into discussion.His weight began to plunge.Text The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She wa

20、s carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.sail v.航行；啟航set sail 啟航；張帆sail for 船開向；乘船往crew n.隊，組；全體人員a crew of 一組工作人員film crew 影片攝制組flight crew 機組人員 At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,

21、 but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments unsinkablesink v.下沉 n.洗碗池 The boat was beginning to sink fast.sink sank sunk 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 wen

22、t down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. loss n. lose v. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, 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 tu