The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”號的沉沒
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the 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 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 turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense walk 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 though 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.
13. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
于是，他發(fā)出棄船的命令，幾百人跳進了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
語言點1:to abandon ship是動詞不定式短語，作order的定語，說明是什么命令。
語言點2:以-y結尾表示天氣狀況的十個經典詞匯:
cloudy 多云的;dizzly 下毛毛雨的;foggy 有霧的；icy 結冰的;rainy 有雨的；snowy 下雪的；stormy 暴風雨的;sunny晴朗的；thundery打雷的；windy有風的
14. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
由于沒有足夠的救生艇運載所有乘客，結果，1,500 人喪生。
語言點1:句子機構分析:as引導原因狀語從句，交代1500人喪生的原因。
語言點2:被動語態(tài)形式life is lost是“死亡，犧牲”的婉轉表達，含有不舍或令人遺憾卻無法挽回的意思。
語言點3:請注意for和as引導原因狀語從句時用法上的區(qū)別:
1. for引導原因狀語從句時，經常放在句中。
2. as引導原因狀語從句時，經常放在句首。
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the 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 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 turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense walk 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 though 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.
13. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
于是，他發(fā)出棄船的命令，幾百人跳進了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
語言點1:to abandon ship是動詞不定式短語，作order的定語，說明是什么命令。
語言點2:以-y結尾表示天氣狀況的十個經典詞匯:
cloudy 多云的;dizzly 下毛毛雨的;foggy 有霧的；icy 結冰的;rainy 有雨的；snowy 下雪的；stormy 暴風雨的;sunny晴朗的；thundery打雷的；windy有風的
14. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
由于沒有足夠的救生艇運載所有乘客，結果，1,500 人喪生。
語言點1:句子機構分析:as引導原因狀語從句，交代1500人喪生的原因。
語言點2:被動語態(tài)形式life is lost是“死亡，犧牲”的婉轉表達，含有不舍或令人遺憾卻無法挽回的意思。
語言點3:請注意for和as引導原因狀語從句時用法上的區(qū)別:
1. for引導原因狀語從句時，經常放在句中。
2. as引導原因狀語從句時，經常放在句首。