Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic“泰坦尼克”号的沉没 倒装句 文章叙事

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10^th, 1912.

船只名字前加 The ^{除非做“同谓语”时可省}

• The Cutty Sark
• The Vasa ^(NCE4-27)
• The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.  ^(NCE3-32)
• One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. ^{可省非必省}

动词 + for + 目的地 ^赴某地

造句：Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur on March 8^th, 2014.^{马航370号航班，于2014年3月8日从吉隆坡出发飞往北京。}

She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.

She ^{拟人（时常用指“车、船、祖国”）}

• What's wrong with my car? She won't start. ^{车不能启动了}
• China has done what she promised to do.

a crew of 891 ^{由891人组成的船员（团队）}

• a committee of 100 ^{100人委员会}
• a family of 5 ^五口之家

on board / aboard ^{adv. & prep. 在船上}

• All aboard! ^{全体上船了}
• Welcome aboard! ^{欢迎上船、登机、加入我们...}
• One thousand three hundred and sixteen passengers and a crew of 891 were on board (her) / aboard (her). ^{本句写作替换}

全部倒装 § ^{把全部谓语置于主语之前}

Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.

by ^{according to 根据...}

• What time is it by your watch? ^{（根据）你的表几点了？}
• By my watch it's 4 o'clock.^{（根据）我的表现在4点了。}

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.

not only ... but...§ ^{不但...而且...}

• not only ... but also ...
• not only ... but ... as well

regard ... as ... ^{认为…是…、当做、认为}

形容词作介词宾语时可视为其前省略了动 名词being，即“介词（+being）+形容词”的形式。

• He regarded the situation as (being) serious.
• His work is far from (being) satisfactory.

Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. ^假设

• Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. ^NCE3-44
• I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours. ^NCE3-54

Even if two of these were flooded,she still wouldn't sink.  ^{本句替换，但下一句会用到sink这个动词，所以被替换。（日本人说：必胜、中国人说：不败）}

The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.

沉没

• be able to float ^{能浮在水面}
• sink ^沉没
• go down ^沉没

maiden voyage / flight / work ^{处女航、处女飞、处女作}

• virgin land ^{原始土地：指未被开垦或利用过的土地，通常指荒野或偏远地区。}

造句：The tragic missing of the Malaysian airliner will always be remembered, for it mysteriously lost contact on its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijingwith heavy loss of life.
^{人们将永远牢记这架马来西亚班机的失踪惨剧， 因为它在从吉隆坡到北京的航行中神秘地失去联系，造成惨重的生命损失。}

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.

• Ten minutes after calling 911, a police car arrived on the spot. ^结构类似
• Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. ^{爪痕被看见}

After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.

give an alarm / an order / a cry / a long sigh ^{发出警报、命令、叫喊、长叹}

• The girl gave a charming smile. ^{迷人的微笑}
• The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.

collision ^n.碰撞  collide ^{v.碰撞，相撞、 冲突}

• During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue. ^NCE3-33

The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.

with no time to spare ^{刚好及时：表示时间紧迫，没有多余的时间。}

• Spare the rod and spoil the child. ^{省下棍子、宠坏孩子}
• We boarded the train with no time to spare. ^{刚好及时的}

The car turned just in time, narrowly missing the child.^{这辆汽车及时转向，勉强躲过了这个孩子。}
I dodged just in time, narrowly missing the falling rock. ^{我闪避（dodge）得及时，勉强躲过了这块坠落的石头。}

Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.

suddenly / all of a sudden / all at once ^突然之间

• Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry-driver who was drawing up alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden. ^NCE3-33
• All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.^NCE3-48

...from below ^{副词和介词短语都可以作介词的宾语}

• There is a fine view from here.
• I heard them calling me from below.
• They have just returned from abroad.
• I took my watch from under the pillow.
• He picked up the gun from behind the counter.
• I live near here.
• We didn't meet until after the show.
• The weather has been fine except in the north.

The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.

too ... to ... ^替换

• The noise had been too faint for anyone tọ think 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!

to one's horror ^{使某人感到恐惧或震惊的是}

• To her horror she saw him fall.^{她看见他跌下而惊恐万状。}
• I discovered to my horror that my passport was missing.^{使我惊恐的是，我发现我的护照不见了。}

The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.

plunge ^{v. to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards}

• Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff.

As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

too ... to ... ^替换

• As there were too few lifeboats for everybody to take, 1,500 lives were lost.