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# 泰坦尼克号的沉没

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：巨轮“泰坦尼克”号于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。即便放到现在来看， 46,000吨的“泰坦尼克”号也算得上一艘巨轮。然而，在当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，更是被认为永不沉没。因为船由16个密封舱组成，即使有两个舱进水，船仍可漂浮在水面上。人们将永远忘不了这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。因为她在首次航行时就沉没了，造成大量人员丧生。

* **not only**：不仅 / 两者都不 / 是否；找齐成对结构的两端；不是看见 not only 就一律倒装。

* **was regarded as**：被看作；说明某种看法；原句是谁这样看，复述时要保留。

* **Even if**：以便或以致 / 尽管 / 即使 / 仿佛；先判断两部分的关系；even though 说已知情况，even if 常说假设。

* **be able to**：能够 / 无法；结合时间判断是一般能力还是某次实际做到；unable 带否定。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①sailed for = set out for。②colossal = immense, huge, big, large, great, vast, giant, gigantic, enormous, titanic。③regarded = considered, thought to be。④compartments = sections, divisions。⑤flooded = filled with water。⑥float = stay on the surface of the water。

### 第2段

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.

中文理解：“泰坦尼克”号起航后的第4天，当她正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上时，突然，了望员发现了一座巨大的冰山。警报刚一发出，巨轮猛地转向，以避免与冰山正面相撞。“泰坦尼克”号这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100多英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。（还没来得及高兴）突然，从船舱下部传来一响微颤声，船长走下船舱去看看怎么回事。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，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。由于救生艇不足以容纳所有人，结果有1,500人丧生。

* **setting out**：出发 / 着手 / 建立；回到原句判断是旅程、目标还是建立某物，不把三个词组当成同义词。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①avoid = escape, miss。②narrowly = only just。③plunged，区分jump，leap 还有dive。另外，take the plunge 冒险一试。④重点掌握lost(a./v.)，lose(v.)，还有 loss(n.)。

\[语法符号讲解] \[1]本句so…that 结构引导结果状语从句，第一个that 至句末为该状语从句，故最后用中括号框起来，不过该从句中，又包含一个that 引导的宾语从句，该从句到句末，所以要把点句号下面也标记下划线，但是对于状语从句的右中括号则不需要画下划线，“ged.]”以示该状语从句包含宾语从句。

#### Summary 摘要

The Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic when an iceberg was spotted by a lookout. After the alarm was given, the ship turned sharply and sailed alongside it. Suddenly, a faint noise was heard from below, so the captain went down to investigate, only to find that five of the sixteen compartments had been flooded. On hearing the order to abandon ship, people jumped overboard, but 1,500 drowned(a.淹死的) because there were not enough lifeboats. (79 words)

#### Composition 作文Abandon Ship 弃船

\[1]The Titanic began to sink, slowly at first. The order to abandon ship was unexpected, so passengers and crew were completely unprepared. It was the middle of the night. Some people were asleep in their cabins. Others were on deck(在甲板上) admiring the brilliant night sky and the giant icebergs rising above them. Others were eating and dancing in the wonderful ballrooms(舞厅) on the ship.

\[2]The immediate effect was panic and confusion. People began rushing in all directions, wondering what to do next. The cold was indescribable(a.难以形容的) and many passengers were still in their night clothes(=pajamas，睡衣). Members of the crew came up from below and began to lower the lifeboats. It was a case of women and children first, but it soon became obvious that there weren't enough lifeboats for everyone, so people jumped overboard into the freezing water in order to save their lives. Some of those swimming in the water struggled to get into the lifeboats, but most of them were already full.

\[3]The Titanic sank rapidly, carrying many people down with it. There were cries of despair from people in the water as they watched the lifeboats moving away and were left to drown in the icy ocean. (200 words)

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