L10 The loss of the Titanic
1. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891.
crew n.轮船或飞机或钻井平台上的工作人员(不包括高级职员);一起工作的班子
例: the officers and crew of the SS London伦敦号轮船上的全体工作人员
the camera crew电影(或电视)摄制组
和family 一样，当crew表示一个集体时，和动词三单连用，当 crew表示一个个成员时，与动词复数形式连用。
例:
Almost every family in the village owns a television.
All my family enjoy skiing.
2. Even by modern standards, the 46000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
1) by modern standards 或
by today‘s standards
按照当今的标准
例:
By today’s standards, people were very poor then.
2)titanic adj.巨大的，极大的
colossal adj. 庞大的
例: titanic waves 巨浪
a colossal building 一栋庞大的建筑
3.She was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable,…
1) 以下9个词组都可以表示“把 A看作B”：
regard A as B
know A as B
count A as B
think of A as B
look on A as B
consider A as B
view A as B
look upon A as B
take A as B
例:
I regard that movie as one of the worst I’ve ever seen.
The old friend was counted as a member of the family.
We know John Smith as a fine lawyer and a good friend.
You mustn’t think of me as being unhappy.
Most people look on a television as an essential piece of furniture.
It was considered as being impossible.
I took what he said as a compliment.
The attack on the ship was viewed as an act of war.
4.Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
1) flood v. 泛滥;大量涌入;挤满;灌满水 n.[c.u] 洪水，水灾
常见搭配:
flood in 涌入
flood into…. 涌入.....
… be in flood … …泛滥/一片汪洋
be flooded with …. 充满 … …
例:
The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.
Phone calls flooded in from all over the country.
Agreat many peasants flooded into the small city to make a living.
The city is in flood.
The office was flooded with applications for the job.
5. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
1) tragic adj.悲惨的;可悲的
tragedy n. 悲剧
comic adj.喜剧的，滑稽的
comedy n.喜剧
例:
Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try and find the cause of the tragedy.
I prefer comedy to tragedy.
The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.
Everybody enjoys his comic performance.
2) … go down(船)等下沉;(日月)落下;(物价)等下跌; … …被写入; … … 被载入
…go up … …被建造;(价格，温度)等上涨
例:
Look! The sun is going down!
The price of oil is going down.
It all goes down in her note.
He will go down in history as a great man.
New office buildings are going up everywhere.
The price of cigarettes is going up.
6. The great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
1)collision n.碰撞;(意见,看法等)冲突
collide v.猛撞或互撞;(人,目的,意见等)冲突
例:
As the bus turned the corner, it collided with a car.
The ships collided in fog.
The interests of the two countries collide.
The liner was in collision with an oil-tanker.
Her political activities brought her into collision with the law.
7. Suddenly there was a slight trembling sound from below.
1) tremble v.震颤;哆嗦 n.震颤;内心的颤栗;颤抖的动作或声音
例:
The bridge trembled as the train sped cross it.
There was a tremble in her voice.
8. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
1) faint adj.(指 sound, colour, smell 等)隐约的,轻微的 ;体力虚弱的;快要晕倒的
例:
The sound of the music grew fainter in the distance.
His breathing became faint.
She looks faint.
9.Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking.
1) horror n. 恐惧
horrify v. 使人恐惧或受惊吓
horrifying adj.使人震惊的
horrified adj.感到震惊的
例:To her horror, she saw him fall.
We were horrified by what we saw.
That is a horrifying experience.
2) to one’s horror 让某人感到恐惧的是
to one’s 情绪名词 表示“让某人感到怎样的是”，这样的结构，如果用在简单句中则放在句首，如果句子含宾从，则放在谓语动词和宾从之间。常见的词组有:
to one‘s surprise 让某人吃惊的是
to one‘s dismay 让某人沮丧的是
to one‘sjoy 让某人高兴的是
to one‘s amazement 让某人惊讶的是
to one’s embarrassment 让某人尴尬的是
to one’s sadness 让某人伤心的是