【正文】 n in the state of Wisconsin. We went ice fishing. This is fishing in which the water is so cold that it is mostly covered by a thick sheet of ice. The fishing rods are put in holes in the ice. You seem like an indoor girl. This is Jack?s diplomatic way of saying he thinks Rose would not survive well in the country. A more mon version is a “city girl.” Water that cold hits you like 1,000 knives stabbing you all over your body. “To stab” is violent verb meaning to strike or perate with a pointed weapon, such as a knife. I?m hoping you?ll e back over the rail and get me off the hook here. “To get somebody off the hook” is to help them get out of any big problems they may have. A “hook” is a curved piece of metal used to hang things such as clothes. With all due respect, I?m not the one hanging off the back of a ship. “With all due respect” is used in a conversation when the person speaking disagrees with a person who may have more education or authority. “To hang off” a boat is to be holding on to the edge. Come on! Pull yourself up! A key phrasal verb, meaning here to use one?s own hands and arms to climb up and over the railing. Stand back, and don?t move an inch. An “inch” is a small unit of measurement。 Would you be requiring anything? A “promenade” is a French word for a place to walk. The second sentence is the type of question a servant would ask a wealthy person. Wardrobe. This is both a collection of clothes and the closet that holds them. The difference between Cal?s taste in art and mine is that I have some. A clever line by Rose。 It doesn?t look any bigger than the Mauritania. “To make a fuss about” something is to discuss it a lot and suggest that it is something very important. You can be blas233。 1 Titanic (Drama) (1997) 169。 If someone is “full of shit,” it means that what they?ve been saying is nonsense, or lies. On the deck of the Titanic. The “deck” of a ship is a platform for walking, and is usually outside. These windows are 9 inches thick, and if they go, it?s sayonara in two seconds. In this case, “if they go” means if they (the windows) break. “Sayonara” is a Japanese word meaning goodbye, though here Brock uses it to mean that if the windows do break, he?ll be dead. All right, enough of that bullshit. A crude but critical noun which means nonsense, lies, distortions, etc. Put her down on the roof of the officer?s quarters. 5 This refers to the room where the captain and his men worked on the ship. Set to launch. If any kind of machine or transportation is “set to launch,” it is ready to begin or go (A rocket “l(fā)aunches” into space). Tether out when dropping down along the hull. A “tether” is a rope that is connected to an object which allows a person to hold on. Here, it?s used as a verb. The “hull” of the ship is the main part of the body, which floats on the water. Just chill, boss! “Chill” is an interesting slang verb meaning to relax or calm down. We?re at the piano, you copy? When talking on short wave radio, this is a way of saying “Do you hear and understand me?” That?s where the sonofabitch slept. A mon insult which refers to a mean or unpleasant man. You smelling something, boss? In this context, if a person smells something, it means that they think or suspect that there is something wrong or strange happening. Flip it over! “To flip over” something is to pletely turn it over. It?s payday, boys! The day that a person is paid, or more colloquially, the day when a person finally gets a huge reward, either through hard work or luck. Kaching! A funny little slang word that refers to money (It is pronounced in such a way that it sounds like a cash register opening after a sale). OK, crack her open! “To crack open” something is to force it open. The same thing happened to Geraldo, and his career never recovered. 6 A reference to the TV journalist Geraldo Rivera, who claimed that the security box of gangster Al Capone was filled with gold, but when it was opened on live TV, there was nothing of importance inside. It could be anywhere… Jimmy Hoffa?s briefcase. Hoffa was a labor leader who disappeared in 1974, and is presumed to have been murdered by gangsters. His body was never found. I have to trust my instinct. “Instinct” is a critical word which refers to a person?s behavior or personal beliefs, which are not formally learned, but inherited from birth or based on much personal experience. We just got to go through a process of elimination. A way of trying to learn what is the right answer to a problem by excluding all of the potential answers which are clearly wrong. I?ll be goddamn. A dated way of expressing plete surprise or other emotion. Treasure hunter. A person whose career is to look for lost gold and other valuables. Now he has chartered Russian subs to reach the most famous ship wreck of all. “To charter” a boat is to rent it for a few days or longer. A “sub” is an abbreviation for submarine. A “ship wreck” is the destruction after a ship has sunk. The secrets deep in the hull of Titanic. The “hull” of the ship is the main part of the body. This is Brock?s way of describing what he is really searching for. Robot technology. “Robots” are puterized machines that can do basic manual labor. Your expedition is at the center of a storm over salvage lines and even ethics. If something is at the “center of a storm,” it is the subject of a great controversy. “Salvage lines” are panies that search for left over valuables after an accident. “Ethics” is the branch of philosophy that deals with morals. 7 Many are calling you a grave robber. A person who steals valuable obje