Unit 7 The 911 Terrorist Attacks

Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksTextASnapshotsofNewYork’sMoodafter9/11大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksBeforeReading•KeyWords&Sentences•September11,2001•Hijackedplanes•TwintowersoftheWorldTradeCenter•ThePentagon[pɛn'tæɡənl]—thenation’smilitaryheadquarters•America’spower,mighty,Invincibility[ɪn,vɪnsə'bɪləti]•Vulnerable['vʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l]•PearlHarbor大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksHowmanyplaneswerehijackedonSeptember11,2001?Whatweretheirtargets?twoplanesoneplaneoneplane(Flight93)afieldtheWorldTradeCenterthePentagonBeforeReading大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksOsamabinLadenandAl-QaedaOsamaBinLaden,consideredtheworld¡¯sforemostterrorist,isthefoundingleaderofal-Qaedaor¡°TheBase¡±,aninternationalorganizationthatcallsfortheuseofviolenceandforceinbringingabouttheendof大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksWorldTradeCenterlocatesinManhattan,NewYorkCity;regardedastheworld’slargestcommercialcomplexwithsevenbuildingsfeaturedlandmarktwintowersBeforeReading大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksthePentagonlocatesinWashingtontheheadquartersoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensepartofthebuildingwasdestroyedonSep.11,2001BeforeReading大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks大苹果（TheBigApple）哥谭镇（Gotham，愚人村）不夜城（TheCityThatNeverSleeps）世界之都（拉丁语：CaputMundi英语：TheCapitalofTheWorld）帝国之城（TheEmpireCity）布朗克斯区（TheBronx）布鲁克林区（Brooklyn）曼哈顿（Manhattan）皇后区（昆斯区）（Queens）斯丹登岛（StatenIsland）。第五大道（FifthAvenue）的精华段帝国大厦（EmpireStateBuilding）自由女神像（StatueofLiberty）华尔街(WallStreet)中央车站（GrandCentralTerminal）联合国总部（UnitedNationsHeadquarters）时代广场（TimesSquare）百老汇（Broadway）BeforeReadingNewYorkCity大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksLowerManhattanisthesouthernmostpartoftheislandofManhattan,themainislandandcenterofbusinessandgovernmentoftheCityofNewYork.LowerManhattanordowntownisdefinedmostcommonlyastheareadelineatedonthenorthby14thStreet,onthewestbytheHudsonRiver,ontheeastbytheEastRiver,andonthesouthbyNewYorkHarbor(alsoknownasUpperNewYorkBay).BeforeReadingLowerManhattan大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks911恐怖袭击事件英语词汇Jihad[dʒɪ'hɑːd]:圣战(伊斯兰教徒对异教徒的战争)Groundzero:(常规导弹瞄准的目标或核设备爆炸点，Groundzero在这次美国9·11恐怖袭击事件中指当初世贸中心姊妹楼矗立的地方已变成了一堆废墟。)wantsomebodydeadoralive无论(罪犯等)是生是死,都要将其缉拿hijack(劫持):slaminto(猛烈撞击)takeresponsibilityfor(负责)deathtoll(死亡人数)casualties(伤亡人员)rescue(营救)twintowers(姊妹楼,又称双子座,美国世贸中心的主要建筑)Kamikazeattack(神风式飞机的攻击——二战时期日本的与对手同归于尽的自杀性飞行攻击)大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks•evacuate[ɪ'vækjʊeɪt](疏散)•disastrousattacks(灾难性的袭击)•deliberateanddeadlyterroristacts(有预谋的、致命的恐怖主义行动)•emergencyteams(紧急救援队)•everywalkoflife(各行各业)•victim(受害者):•retaliation[rɪ,tælɪ'eɪʃn](报复)•massrescue(大规模援救)•rescuecrews(救援人员)大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks•collapse(倒塌)•highestalert(一级戒备)•flyaflagathalf-mast(降半旗)•anightmarishday(噩梦般的一天)•handover(交出，移交)•hard-lineIslamists[iz'lɑ:mist](强硬派伊斯兰教徒)•takeuparmsfor(拿起武器支持……)大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks•EvilDoers（恐怖分子）,•TerribleTuesday（黑色星期二，指2001年9月11日美国遭恐怖袭击的当天）•post-September11（后9·11时代）•Osamaniac（疯狂爱慕本·拉登的女性）•排在第八位的流行词语其实是一个久已为人们所忽略的后缀-stan，例如Pakistan,Afghanistan等。最绝的要数最近的一期《纽约人》杂志封面杜撰的NewYorkistan的地图，这张地图分别由IrantandIrate，TaxistanandFuhgeddabuditstan等地方组成。[IrantandIrate，TaxistanandFuhgeddabuditstan都是纽约人最常用的口语，Irant是Icomplainalot（烦死我了）的意思，Irate是Iamangry（气死我了），Taxistan是taxi-stan（taxi是叫出租车时的用语），Fuhgeddabuditstan是forgetaboutit（口语中没关系别放在心上）的意思]。大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksDonotstandatmygraveandweepDonotstandatmygraveandweep,Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep.Iaminathousandwindsthatblow,Iamthesoftlyfallingsnow.Iamthegentleshowersofrain,Iamthefieldsofripeninggrain.Iaminthemorninghush,IaminthegracefulrushOfbeautifulbirdsincirclingflight,Iamthestarshineofthenight.Iamintheflowersthatbloom,Iaminaquietroom.Iaminthebirdsthatsing,Iamineachlovelything.Donotstandatmygraveandcry,Iamnotthere.Idonotdie.大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacks•TheDeathofOsamaBinLaden(May1,2011)Itwasnearly10yearsagothatabrightSeptemberdaywasdarkenedbytheworstattackontheAmericanpeopleinourhistory.Theimagesof9/11aresearedintoournationalmemory--hijackedplanescuttingthroughacloudlessSeptembersky;theTwinTowerscollapsingtotheground;blacksmokebillowingupfromthePentagon;thewreckageofFlight93inShanksville,Pennsylvania,wheretheactionsofheroiccitizenssavedevenmoreheartbreakanddestruction.Andyetweknowthattheworstimagesarethosethatwereunseentotheworld.Theemptyseatatthedinnertable.Childrenwhowereforcedtogrowupwithouttheirmotherortheirfather.Parentswhowouldneverknowthefeelingoftheirchild’sembrace.Nearly3,000citizenstakenfromus,leavingagapingholeinourhearts.大学英语4Unit7The9/11TerroristAttacksBeforeReadingBush’sFarewellAddress(January15,2009)•Thatmorning,terroriststooknearly3,000livesintheworstattackonAmericasincePearlHarbor.•Astheyearspassed,mostAmericanswereabletoreturntolifemuchasithadbeenbefore9/11.ButIneverdid.Fellowcitizens:Foreightyears,ithasbeenmyhonortoserveasyourPresident.Thefirstdecadeofthisnewcenturyhasbeenaperiodofconsequence-atimesetapart.Tonight,withathankfulheart,Ihaveaskedforafinalopportunitytosharesomethoughtsonthejourneywehavetr