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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.
water-[常用复]大片的水; 海[河, 湖, 池]水
--cross the waters渡过大海
spot-vt. 辩认或认出，特别指用眼睛看出
--spot a friend in the crowd在人群中认出一个朋友
lookout-n.望员, 监视哨, 看守
--a lookout tower了望塔
Titan n.
(1) Greek Mythology, one of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaea, who sought to rule heaven and were overthrown and supplanted by the family of Zeus.泰坦,一个巨人家族的一位成员，这个家族是乌拉诺斯(天神)和盖亚(大地女神)的子女，他们试图统治天国，但被宙斯家族推翻并取代
(2) A person of colossal size, strength, or achievement: 巨人, 一个体形、力量或成就巨大的人：
eg. a titan of American industry 美国工业巨头
Bill Gates is the titan of computer software. 比尔.盖茨是电脑软件方面的巨人。
titanic adj.
(1) Of or relating to the Titans 泰坦的或与泰坦有关的
(2) Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal
巨大的有很大体形或巨大力量的；巨大的或庞大的：
eg. titanic creatures of the deep 深渊中的巨形怪物
(3) Of enormous scope, power, or influence
范围、力量或影响巨大
eg. The Shenzhou-6 successful manned space flight is a titanic event in human history.
神州六号成功的载人太空飞行是人类历史上的一件大事。
