新三LESSON11讲义.doc

SUN-VILLAGE ENGLISH 洋人街国际教育
一、 【Text】课文
Lesson11 Not guilty
Going through the Customs is a tiresome business. The strangest thing about it is that really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye. 'No,' I answered confidently. 'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please ?' 'Not at all,' I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that.' Perfume is not exempt from import duty.' 'But it isn't perfume,' I said.' It's hair-oil.' Then I added with a smile,' It's a strange mixture I make myself.' As I expected, he did not believe me. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly. The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk-marks on my baggage.

二、New Words
1. guilty adj. 犯罪违法的 内疚的
guilty adj. 有罪的，内疚的

be guilty of …(a crime) 犯了… 罪
be / feel guilty for sth 对 /为 … 感到内疚
be / feel guilty at / about doing sth 对 / 为 … 感到内疚

He is guilty of bribery/ corruption.
He felt guilty for his rude words.
He felt guilty at/about making such trouble.
confess guilty服罪, 认罪
have a guilty conscience做贼心虚 If you did something wrong, you would have a guilty conscience.

2. watertight adj.不漏水的; 无限可击的、毫无破绽的
watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点 watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口
a watertight ship an airtight bottle 密封瓶
airtight windtight plastic wrap 保鲜膜 ziplock 自封袋 freezer bag 保鲜袋

waterproof（adj.防水的）

proof（adj.不能透入的；耐…的）
waterproof watch waterproof coat soundproof （adj. 隔音的） soundproof walls

partment n.（轮船的）密封舱

4. flood v.充满水（= be filled with water）
-- The ship is flooded.
be flooded with被…淹没；大量涌入；充满 -- The room was flooded with moonlight.
-- Our classroom is flooded with sunshine.
-- be flooded with fresh thoughts满脑子新思想

flood n.洪水（-- in flood 洪水泛滥） -- During the rains, the river is in flood.
--The flood swamped the whole village.

5.float v.漂浮, 飘浮 = drift（v. 漂流）
Eg:They will also float if you drop them in the water.如果把它们丢进水里，它们也会浮起来。
Eg: The white cloud of smoke floated away.那团白色的烟雾飘走了。

6.tragic adj.悲惨的
a tragic accident
tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案
-- in tragedy以悲剧形式 -- The holiday ended in tragedy.

comedy n.喜剧
comic adj.喜剧的, 滑稽的
The novel is comic and tragic.这本小说兼有喜剧和悲剧的特点。

7.liner n.班船
A liner is a large ship in which people travel long distances, especially on holiday.客轮
Then he would take an air liner to another city for travel. 然后他会乘一架班机去另一个城市旅游。

8. voyage n.航行 voyager 航海家
Darwin was generally healthy before his 5-year voyage on the Beagle , although he was seasick for most of his time at sea.
在贝加尔号的5年航行之前，达尔文基本上是健康的, 但是他在海上的大部分时间都晕船。

voyage：多指水上旅行、出海游玩和航海旅行。
trip：非正式用语，指短时间内往返的商业旅行或观光旅游。
travel：泛指旅行，游历，是最为普通的用语，但无路程的含义。
tour：常指访问多处的观光旅游，常有周游后回到原出发地之意。
journey：常指由某一地点到另一地点的旅行，也指旅行的路程，是比较正式的用语。

journey n. 旅行；行程
As the old Chinese saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Similarly, there is a saying in the West which reads, "Rome was not built in one day."

9. iceberg n.冰山

10. lookout n.瞭望员

11. collision n.碰撞
collide vi. 碰撞, 抵触 collide with 抵触；碰撞；冲突
The plane collided with the mountain.
Racing up the stairs, he almost collided with Daisy.

conflict n. 冲突，矛盾; vi. 和某事（某人）相抵触 -- My idea conflicts with yours.

12. narrowly adv. 刚刚，勉强地
narrow adj. 狭窄的

13. miss v.避开;错过
He fired two shots, both missed.
avoid/ evade /keep away from+doing

14. slight adj.轻微的 vt.轻蔑; 怠慢
I have a slight cold. / a slight headache.
We shouldn't slight anybody even if he's a nobody.

15. tremble vi. 发抖；战栗
tremble -- Look, your hands are trembling. What’s wrong with you?
shiver ['ʃɪvə] vi. 颤抖；哆嗦 -- I found he’s shivering in a cold.
shudder ['ʃʌdə] vi. 发抖；战栗 -- The boy is shuddering, because he was frightened.

16. faint adj.弱的, 虚弱的= weak
faint sound / faint voice=weak sound / weak voice
The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.

faint vi. 昏倒
He suddenly fell forward to the ground and fainted.

17. horror n. 恐惧 horrible
horror movie
To his horror, the bus caught fire.
At the sight of the blood he drew back in horror.
scared terrified afeared panic

18. abandon v. 抛弃
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
Why do you abandon your treatment？

discard desert throw away
19. plunge v. 投入，跳入
plunge into cold water.
She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water.

20. lifeboat n.救生船
lifeguard lifetime lifeblood lifeline lifecycle lifestyle lifespan

课文解析：
1. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for... 背景介绍
sail for… 航海去往某处
set out for / set off for 出发去往某处
leave for / head for / make for 出发去往某处
-- He will set out for the Atlantic.
-- The plane is making for the airport.
-- We are heading for Canada.

2.She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
在英语中，说到轮船、祖国和心爱之物时，代词不用it，而用she，即拟人用法。
was carrying... （carry 表示载有）
a crew of 一组人员
The aircraft has a crew of 6.
The president is surrounded by a crew of bad advisers and professional cheats.

3.Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
Even by ancient ways Even by present methods
modern standards 现代的标准
by = according to 表示依据
-- by regulation依据规则
-- by rules依据条例
-- by our estimate 依据我们的估计
-- by one's looks = by one's appearance 根据某人的长相
according to… 依据（事实、课文等客观存在的现实）
-- according to the fact 依据事实
-- according to the Text 依据这篇课文

4. 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.
at that time 在当时
not only... but(also)... 不仅…而且…
be regarded as = be considered to be = be thought of as 把...看作为
口语中：regard sb./sth. As + (n./porn./adj./doing/done)
-- I regard his idea as totally unacceptable.
-- We can't regard the matter as settled.
unsinkable ----sinkable----sink
for 表示原因
watertight compartment 密封舱

5.Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
even if=even though 即使
if only 要是...就好了 only if 只有... as if 好像 if not 否则 if any 如果有的话 if so 如果这样
Eg: I will tell you, but only if you don't tell anyone else.
Eg: There are few, if any, mistakes in the newspaper.
flood
be able to 强调有能力
float

6. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
tragic
liner
always be remembered 被永远记住 （always adv.永远, 始终, 总是）
for表示原因
go down = sink
on her first voyage 处女航, 首航
on her virgin/test/trial voyage
with heavy loss of life 损失惨重, 造成大批人员的死亡

7. 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.
set out... = set off...
sail across 航行过
icy（adj.冰冷的, 冷淡的, 盖着冰的）
waters （n.水域, 海域）
airs arms ages fishes goods glasses peoples sands times snows woods papers
spotted = discovered 
lookout

8.After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
sharply-adv.锐利地, 急剧地
--increase /rise /fall/drop sharply
--She looked up sharply when I mentioned her name.
collision-n.碰撞, 冲突
--collide-v. 抵触：抵触；冲突：
--If the aims of two countries collide, there may be war.
如果两国的目标冲突， 就可能发生战争。
collide with 与...相撞； 冲突； 抵触
head-on-collision 迎面相撞

9. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
in time-adv.及时
narrowly-adv.勉强地, 精细地
--She narrowly lost the election.
--He narrowly escaped drowning.
immense-extremely large; huge.极大/巨大的
--an immense improvement 巨大的改进
beside

10.Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
slight- not loud
trembling sound
from below
--Someone appeared from under the table.
--My best friend came out from behind the door.
captain
go down to do sth...

11.The noise had been so faint that no one thought that he ship had been damaged.
faint—hard to be noticed
so...that...
damage destroy ruin destruct

12.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 our amazement, the statue turned out to be a very modern lady.
To our surprise, nothing happened.
To my delight, I got the famous singer’s autograph.
To my disappointment, I did not pass the exam.

The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
abandon—desert
plunge-v. 投入, 跳进, 陷入 plunge into 跳进
--The hunting dogs plunged into the forest in pursuit of game. 猎狗们冲入森林追捕猎物

使突然陷入：一种特定的状态或情形
--“The street was plunged in cool shadow” 街道突然陷入荫凉之中

全心投入，全神贯注于
--The students plunged into their examinations.学生们全神贯注在考试上

14. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
as引导原因状语从句时，经常放在句首
for引导原因状语从句时，经常放在句中

lifeboat

lives were lost 是牺牲的婉转的说法

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We were born winners！我们是与生俱来的胜利者！