Supplementary Reading(This TITANIC Floats)

New words

• alien             foreigner
• abyss              hole so deep to appear bottomless; hell, or lower world
• terminator            someone who put and end to
• epic                 long narrative poem        elevate narrative poetry    long series of events
• smokestack            tall industrial chimney
• matron                 married women or widow patron     
• domineer            act or speak in a dominating     manner
• nasty                morally dirty and unpleasant
• iceberg                
• stereotype            fixed in form, used and repeated without change
• awesome            

phrases

• science fiction
• tried and truth
• fall on a hard time: have a difficult time
• commit suicide : kill oneself
• at one’s best: showing one’s strongpoint
• there would be no doubt in your mind that ..: you will complete believe that
• the abyss
• the terminator
• special effect 特技
• leading man
• price tag

sentences

• there are plenty of action, from walls of water, to collapsing staircases.
• Rose feels trapped by the social rules of the upper class.
• Rose introduced young Jack to civilized upper-class society, horrifying her mother and make her finance very jealous.
• In return, Jack shows her that you do not have to be rich to have fun, and teaches her to spit like a man.
• However, despite these faults, you will find yourself caring about and believing in these people.
• Whether or not the film is financial success, Cameron has successes in making a wonderful romantic trip.
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