L10(2):The loss of Titanic
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.
知识笔记
词音:trembling,faint.
词义:trembling 发抖;战栗;narrowly 仔细地;勉强地;狭窄的;严密地;immense 巨大的;广大的;无边无际的;非常好的;faint 微弱的;plunge 投入;跳进;lifeboat 救生艇;救生船。
练习感悟:
今天复述的比较连贯,时间用的也不多,40min做完朗读和复述。提升空间依然很大。
一句话,就是干。