新概念英语第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson10
【课文】
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 look-out. 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 life-boats for everybody, 1500 lives were lost. 【课文翻译】
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1,316 名乘客与891 名船员。却使用现代标准来衡量，45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。当时，这艘轮船不但是造船建造的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，仍可漂浮的水面上。不过，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”这个弯拐得即时，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微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。因为这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“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。因为没有充足的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。
【生词和短语】
Southampton n. 南安普敦(英国港市) colossal adj. 庞大的 watertight adj. 不漏水的 compartment n. (轮船的)密封舱 flood v. 充满水 float v. 漂浮， 飘浮 tragic adj. 悲惨的 liner n. 班船
voyage n. 航行 iceberg n. 冰山 lookout n. 瞭望员 collision n. 碰撞
narrowly adv. 刚刚，勉强地 miss v. 避开 slight adj. 轻微的 tremble v. 震颤 faint adj. 微弱的 horror n. 恐惧 abandon v. 抛弃 plunge v. 投入，跳入 lifeboat n. 救生船 【知识点分析】 词汇
【colossal】 例句：
1.This is indeed a colossal success. 这确实是个巨大的成功。
2.This massive overbuild is being fuelled by the colossal scale of industrialisation.
大规模的工业化正在造成这种过度累积。
近义：huge, tremendous, enormous, massive, macro 【watertight】 tight：密封 例句：
1.Mix all ingredients and store in a tight-lidded jar. 将所有的成分混合在一起并置于密封的罐子中。
2.We recommend storing beans in a clean, dry, air-tight container, in a cool dark place.
我们建议应把咖啡豆保存有干净、干燥、密封的容器中，并应放在避光的地方。 近义：sealed 【flood】
英英：cover with liquid, usually water 例句：
1.Rain may flood the low-lying land out. 这场骤雨有可能把低洼地淹没。
2.I'll flood the city in never-ending daylight! 我就能使这座城市充满无尽的光明!
3.When you do, you have the guarantee that the peace of God will flood your heart and mind.
当你这样作，便能保证，神所赐的平安会充满你的心怀意念。
【float】
英英：be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink 例句：
1.From the battlement of the tower float a flag in the soft wind.
在微风中，城堡的雉堞式装饰墙上飘著一面旗帜。
2.I could float off this floor like a soap bubble if I wish to.
只要我愿意，我能够像肥皂泡一样，在这间屋子里飘浮起来。 3.Through the open windows snatches of melody float on the night air.
乐曲断断续续地从敞开的窗户中飘出，在夜空中回荡。 【tragic】
追根溯源：tragedy→tragic 例句：
1.The train accident was tragic. Two trainers and ten trainees were dead.
火车事故很惨，造成两名教练和十名受训队员死亡。
2.And with his Irishman's sense of the tragic, she also knew he felt something about such emptiness.
她也知道，凭他的爱尔兰人对悲剧和敏感性，他已感觉出一些这种空虚。
近义：evil, unfortunate
新概念英语第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson10
