【正文】 First class dogs e down here to take a shit. “To take a shit” is a crude way of saying “to poop,” or use the toilet. One of Tommy?s funny ments about the Titanic?s class divisions. It lets us know where we are in the scheme of things. A useful expression that means approximately “in parison with others in the universe.” Often used when showing how various people are related to each other, such as in this case, the rich to the poor. You?d just as likely have angels fly out of your arse as get next to the likes of her. Tommy?s very Irish and colorful way of saying “It?s very unlikely that you will be able to be with her.” Note that “arse” is a way to say ass. Always the same narrow people, the same mindless chatter. A good expression for rapid and unimportant conversation. Rose gets ready to end her life, but Jack convinces her to keep on living. I was at the precipice with no one to pull me back. A “precipice” is an educated word for the edge of a cliff. Come on, I?ll pull you back over. Note the plex phrasal verb used when you want to save someone who has climbed over the railing, and is now in danger of falling. Don?t presume to tell me what I will and will not do! In this case, “presume” is a powerful verb meaning to dare to do something that one may have no right to do (It can also simply mean assume). You?re distracting me. Go away! “To distract” someone is to prevent them from concentrating or focusing on something they think is more important. Don?t be absurd。 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 objects from cemeteries and coffins. These relics are preserved and catalogued properly. “Relics” are very old objects that have survived over time. If something is “catalogued,” it has been noted in an official record. Should this have remained unseen at the bottom of the ocean for eterni