Lesson 32 A lost ship 一艘沉船
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
salvage v. 救助,營救;打撈 Barents n. 巴倫支(海)
sunken adj. 沉沒的 cargo n. 貨物
bullion n. 金條;銀條 scour v. 徹底搜索
chest n. 大箱子 contents n. (複數)所裝的東西
belongings n. (複數)所有物 item n. 物件
cruiser n. 巡洋艦 find n. 找到的物品
log book 航海日誌 piece v. 拼成整體
convoy n. 護航 torpedo v. 用魚雷攻擊
submarine n. 潛水艇 naval adj. 海軍的
ministry n. (政府的)部
L32_01_單詞講解
★ salvage
v. 救助,營救;打撈
(1)to save sth from a situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed or lost esp. by wrecking, fire
從火災或海難中營救,打撈
salvage sth from
eg:salvage valuable things from the wreck.從船上打撈物品。
eg:salvage a few photo albums from the fire 從火海中搶救出一些相冊
(2)to save a sick or wounded person 救治(病人、傷者)
salvage a patient / casualty 挽救病人/傷員
(3)挽救
eg:Is there still a chance of salvaging their marriage?
還有沒有挽救他們的婚姻的可能性?
save sb from:to make sb/ sth safe from danger, harm
save the boy from drowning 將快溺水的孩子就起
save the company from bankruptcy 挽救了蘋臨破產的公司
rescue sb from damager
rescuer the boy from blaze
rescue the company from ruin
remedy:to put or make sth right 補救、糾正
remedy a fault 糾正錯誤 ; remedy a loss賠償損失
★ sunken
adj. 沉沒的
sink-sank-sunk (sunk一般做表語)
sink-sank-sunken(sunken通常做定語)
eg:The cruiser was sunk during world War ∥. 這艘巡洋艦在二戰中下沉了。
a sunken ship 一艘沉船
sunken eyes / cheeks 一艘沉船 /沉入海底的寶物/深陷的臉頰
a sunken garden 低地公園
★ cargo
n. 貨物
one load of goods carried by a ship , plane or vehicle
(船、飛機、車輛所載的)貨物
(複數):cargos;cargoes
discharge cargoes from the ship 從貨船卸貨
unload the cargoes from the ship
a cargo plane / ship / train 貨機/貨船/貨車
freight:goods that are carried by ship, train , or aircraft 貨物,運費
★ scour
v. 徹底搜索
(to search very carefully through an area, a document etc.)
eg:A team of detectives scoured the countryside.一對警探把村子搜了一遍。
eg:scour the village for the criminal at large.
搜查了整個小村莊以尋找在逃的囚犯。
eg:scour the bookstores for the complete work of Shakespeare
跑遍了所有書店,為了莎士比亞全集
eg:scour the library for the complete work of Shakespeare
找遍了圖書館,為了莎士比亞全集
frisk v. 搜身
(to search someone for hidden weapons , drugs etc by feeling their body with hands)
search搜尋, 查究 、 look for尋找
hunt for搜尋、 seek尋求, 探索, 尋找; 尋找; 搜索; 探索; 搜查
eg:Rescue workers searched all night in the hope of finding more survivors. 救援人員整晚搜尋扔有希望生還的倖存者。
ransack v. to search a place very y thoroughly 翻箱倒櫃地仔細搜查
記憶方法(ran-sack)
eg:I ransacked my pockets for the key to the door.
我仔細地再口袋裡找們鑰匙匙。
★ chest
n. 大箱子
(1)胸膛 : breast (女性)胸
(2)a large strong box that you used to store things or to move your personal possessions from one place to another(便於攜帶物品的)箱子
hope chest (things needed for starting a home that young women used to collect before getting married)陪嫁
get sth off one’s chest to (bring a worry out into the openly talking)
吐出心理話
★ item
n. 物件
(1)a single thing among esp. part of a list(一組事物或一清單上)一項
news item 一項新聞
(2)經常指成套的物件裡的一件
an item / a piece / an article / a set of furniture 一件家具
(3)條款、項目
an investment item 投資項目 ;items of business 經營的項目
contract items 合同條約(條款)
★ find
n. 找到的物品(財寶或有價值的事件的)發現
(sth very good or voluble that you discovery by chance)
eg:The little restaurant is a real find. 那個小館可真是個好地方。
make an important find 做一個重大發現
finding n. 調查結果 : the findings of an experiment 實驗結果
the finding of investigation (法)判決、判定
★ log book
航海日誌
(1)a thick piece of wood from a tree (樹上坎下的)大木頭
log cabin 小木屋; logger 伐木工人
stand / sleep like a log 站著不動/沉睡不動
timber 木材,木料(Br.); lumber (Am.)
(2)an official written record of a journey , as a ship , plane, or car
(船、飛機、車等行程中正式)日誌、紀錄
log book = registration book 日誌、汽車登記簿(Br.)
★ piece
v. 拼成整體
piece sth together (to use the facts or information you have about a situation in order to understand it)(利用有關信息)拼湊起來(以了解)
eg:Police are still trying to piece together all the clues about the assassination. 警方試圖將暗殺的有關線索拼湊起來。
eg:The detective have slowly pieced together all they had found out about the wanted man. 偵探面面地將從通緝犯身上得到的信息拼湊起來。
reconstruct
(1)to produce a complete description or of sth that happened by putting together pieces of information.(由部分資料、信息)推想、設想
eg:Police are trying to reconstruct the events of last Friday.
警方正嘗試重塑上星期五的事件。
(2)to rebuild sth that has been destroyed or damaged 重建
reconstruct a statue 重塑一尊雕像
reconstruct the distant past 重塑遙遠過去
reconstruct a ruined city 重建一個廢城
★ convoy
n. 護航、護送的船隊貨車隊
(a group of vehicles or ships traveling together esp. if protected by an armed ship)
in convoy 結隊護航
eg:We decide to travel in convoy so that no one could lose his way.
我們決定結伴同遊以免有人迷路。
under convoy 與…護航,在…的護衛之下(protected by a convoy)
eg:The weapons were sent under convoy.武器被送走了。
convoy ship 護衛鑑
v. 護航、護送
escort n. 護衛者、護衛隊
(a person or a group of people, often in ships or aircraft, going with another as a guard or as an honor)
under escort 在…的護衛(監督)之下(protected by an escort)
eg:The suspect arrived under armed escort.這名嫌疑犯被武裝押解來。
deport under escort 押解出境
escort n. 押解車 ; escort v. 護送
escort my friend home
★ torpedo
n.魚雷、水雷 v. 用魚雷攻擊
torpedo a government’s plan 摧垮政府的一項計畫
torpedo boat 魚雷艇
★ submarine
n. 潛水艇
marine adj.與海洋有關的,靠近海的、海洋的
(of, near or living in the sea)
marine plants / stores / insurance / biology
海洋生物/船具/海上保險/海洋生物
mariner (專業)水手,海員,船員
sub- (1)under, below 在…之下
submarine ; submarine cables 海底電纜
subway (Am.) ; underground (Br.) ;subzero temperatures
(2)less important 次要的、附屬的
subordinate 下級、下屬 ;suboffice 分部 ; subcompany 分公司,子公司
(3)doing sth again ; subdivide 細分、再分
★ ministry
n. a government department (政府的)部
the Ministry of Agriculture / Defense / Finance 農業部/國防部/財政部
minister 部長 ; department (Am.)
the Department / Secretary of State 國務院 /國務卿
★ naval a. 海軍的
a naval officer 一個海軍軍官; naval battle 海上戰役
a naval port 一個海軍軍港; navy 海軍
air force 空軍;Air Force One 空軍一號(總統專機);land force 陸軍
【Text】
Did the crew of the Elkor find what they were looking for? Why?
The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea-bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the sea-chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before. The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another sea-chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy