新概念第三册自学导读 Lesson10

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded?

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1, 316  passengers and a crew of 891. 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, 1, 500 lives were lost.

New words and expressions生词和短语

Southampton（1. 1）/sauI'$mpt+n/n．南安普敦（英国港市）

lookout（1. 10）/'luk-aut/n．了望员

collision（1. 11）/k+'li{+n/n．碰撞

colossal（1. 4）/k+'l&s+l/adj．庞大的

narrowly（1. 11）/'n$r+uli/adv．刚刚，勉强地

watertight（1. 6）/'w&:t+tait/adj．不漏水的

miss（1. 11）/mis/v．避开

compartment（1. 6）/k+m'pa:tm+nt/n．（轮船的）密封舱

slight（1. 12）/slait/adj．轻微的

tremble（1. 12）/'tremb+l/v．震颤

flood（1. 7）/fl)d/v．充满水

faint（1. 13）/feint/adj．微弱的

float（1. 7）/'fl+(t/v．漂浮，飘浮

horror（1. 14）/'hr&+/n．恐惧

tragic（1. 7）/'tr$d{ik/adj．悲惨的

abandon（1. 15）/+'b$nd+n/v．抛弃

liner（1. 7）/'lain+/n．班船

plunge（1. 16）/pl)nd{/v．投入，跳入

voyage（1. 8）/'v&i-id{/n．航行

lifeboat（1. 16）/'laifb+ut/n．救生船

iceberg（1. 10）/'aisb*:g/n．冰山

Notes on the text课文注释

1  sail for，驶往……。

2  even by modern standards，即使依照现代标准来衡量。by作“依照”、“按照”讲。

3  regarded as unsinkable，被认为是不会沉没的。  regard… as…当“把……当作……”讲。

4  she  went down  on  her first voyage  with  heavy loss  of life，她首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。go  down是“下沉”的意思。

5  narrowly missing，勉强避开。

6  Below, the captain realized to his horror，在下面，船长惊恐地发现。  below是个副词。

参考译文

巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。船上载有1，316名乘客与891名船员。即便用现代标准来衡量，46，000吨的“泰坦尼克”号也算得上一艘巨轮了。当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮在水面上。然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。

“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，了望员发现一座冰山。警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。“泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。突然，从船舱下部传来一声轻微的颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，16个密封舱已有5个进水。于是，他发出了弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果1，500人丧生。

Summary writing摘要写作

Write an account of the sinking of the Titanic in not more than 80 words. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.

Answer these questions in note form to get your points:

1  Where was the Titanic sailing?

2  What was seen by a lookout?

3  When did the ship turn sharply?

4  Did it sail alongside the iceberg, or did it collide with it?

5  What was heard from below?

6  What did the captain do?

7  What did he find?

8  When did everyone jump overboard?

9  Why were 1, 500 people drowned?

Vocabulary词汇

Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage: colossal (1. 4); regarded (1. 5); compartments (l. 6); flooded (1. 7); float (1. 7); avoid (1. 11); narrowly (1. 11).

Composition作文

In not more than 200 words write an imaginary account of what happened on the Titanic immediately after the order to abandon ship was given. Use the ideas given below. Do not write more than three paragraphs.

Title: Abandon ship.

Introduction: Order to abandon ship unexpected ---- everybody unprepared.

Development: Immediate effect ---- panic and confusion ---- people rushing in all directions ---- crew came up from below ---- lifeboats lowered ---- people jumped overboard ---- struggle to get into lifeboats ---- lifeboats full. Conclusion: Titanic sank rapidly ---- people in water ---- cries of despair ---- lifeboats moved away.

Letter writing书信写作

Which of the following addresses is correct:

19  Kingsley Ave.

19  Kingsley Ave. ,

19  Kingsley Ave. ,

Sandford Park,

Sandford Park,

Sandford Park,

London, N. W. 8,

London, N. W. 8,

London, N. W. 8,

England.

England.

England

August 24th, 19  __

24th Aug. , 19  __

Aug. 24th, 19  __

Key structures关键句型