unit-1-weve-been-hit

Unit1“We’veBeenHit”Thetextdescribesaparticularepisodeinthedisasterthatoccurredon,2001inNewYork,inpraiseofthe.Itpresentspeopleintheattack,whodemonstratedgreatvalortryingto.StructuralanalysisSeptember11_______________courageandcompassionofman___________________________________three______savethosewhowereindangerandneededhelp_____________________________________________________ParagraphsMainidea12-910-30Ittellsofpeople’sperceptionoftheWTC.ItdescribestheinitialreactionofpeopleinsidetheWTCwhenthebuildingwashit.Itismainlyabouthowthethreemen(Mayblum,RamosandHong)endeavoredtosaveaheavysetmanbytheirjointefforts.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.31-34Itdescribesthegatheringofsomeofthesurvivorsandthevictims’wives.WhatimagesareusedtoemphasizethesteadinessoftheWTC?Stormsanddrawstrings.Stormswerenothingcomparedwiththegiantbuilding,andeventheswayingofthedrawstringswasonlyanillusion.Canyouparaphrasethesentence“Theywerecareeningwildly,threefeetineitherdirection.”inParagraph2?Theywereswayinguptothreefeetfromsidetoside,likeashipinagreatstorm.WhatistheimplicationoftheparallelsentencesinParagraph4andParagraph5?Thesesentencesareusedtoemphasizethefactthatthepeopleinthebuildingwereingreatdangerandwhethertheywouldsurvivedependedverymuchonwheretheyhappenedtobewhenthebuildingwasstruckandwhichstaircasetheywouldusetogetout.Isthereanyevidenceofpeople’sconcernforothers?Yes,MayblumsharedhisrippedT-shirtwithhiscolleagues,Mayblumwentbacktolookforhistradingpartner,andRamoshelpedpanickedworkersintoastairwell.Whatdoes“Ramoshadwadedintothepandemonium”mean?Itmeansthathe“hadwalkedintothewildchaoswithgreatdetermination.”Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Sofar,sogood”inPara.18?Thingsaresatisfactoryuptothispoint.Howdidtheymanagetogetdownfromthe53rdfloortothe36thfloor?Theyfirstgotdowntothe44thfloorintheelevatorwhich,fortunately,wasstillworking.ThenRamosandHonghelpedthemandowntothe36thfloor.Whatdoes“Whoareyou,screamingathimtogetout”inPara.27mean?Whodoyouthinkyouare?Youhavenorighttoshoutathimandorderhimtogetout.WhydidthefiremanshoutatHong?WhatdidhepossiblydoafterHongleft?Possiblybecausehewantedtosaveatleastonemoreperson.AfterHongleft,heprobablyjoinedRamosinhelpingtheheavysetman.Wheredidtheheavysetmanlive?InNewYork.Whatisthefunctionofthelastpart?Itisamosttouchingscene.Itseemstosuggestthattheauthorhas,fromwhatisdescribedabove,reachedtheconclusionabouttheultimatemoraldilemma:“Saveyourself,orsaveanother.”Whatisthesignificanceofthelastparagraph?Andwhatisitsrelationtothesubtitleofthetext“Withthebuildinginflames,onemanneededhelp.Anothermanrefusedtoleavehim”?ThelastparagraphisacondensedaccountofRamos’sheroicdeed.Itechoesthesubtitlewithaverymovingpicture.Noticetheword“fade,”whichliterallymeans“becomeunclear,”suggestingthatHarryRamos’swifewasunabletoacceptthetruthaboutherhusband’sdeath.•WordsandExpressionslashvt.hitviolentlyorsuddenlye.g.Thefarmerlashedthemuleswithastick.Thewaveslashedtheshore.vi.hit….withaverystrongforcelashout(at/againstsb./sth.)makeasuddenviolentattackwithblowsorwordsSynonym:whip,beatThewindwasstillstrong,andtherainlashedagainsttheroof.scoffvi.laugh(at)e.g.Allthestudentsscoffedatthepoorboy’sclothes.Thedisabledpeopleareoftenscoffed.Derivation:scoffern.Synonym:jeer,mockswayvi.moveorswingfromsidetosidee.g.Heswayedslightly,asifabouttofall.他身子一歪，像要倒下。Synonym:swing,wave1.那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。2.Sheswayedherhandsgracefullyasshegavelectures.Translation:Theappletreeswaysinthewind._________________________________________________________她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。_________________________________________________________illusionn.sth.thatdeceivesapersonbyseemingtobereale.g.Themirrorsallroundthewallsgiveanillusionofgreaterspace.Ihavenoillusionsaboutmyability.我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。Derivation:illusivea.illusivelyad.Collocation:beundertheillusionthat:believewronglye.g.Iwasundertheillusionthathewashonestuntilhewascaughtstealingsomemoney.beundernoillusionaboutsth.对某事不存幻想Exercise:Fillineachblankwithoneofthefollowingprepositions.1.Helashedtheopposition’spolicies.2.Studentsarenotallowedtoscoffothers’weaknesses.3.Thedancerswayedthemusic.4.PeopleweretheillusionthatthetombwasCaocao’s.out____underatoutagainsttoat___under_______to___against________devastatinga.completelydestructivee.g.Itisthemostdevastatingfloodin100years.Derivation:devastatevt.devastationn.Synonym:disastrous,destructive–Aheavyfloodtidecausedmyvesseltocareendizzily.汽车歪歪斜斜疾驶拐过街角。Careen:(ofaship)turnoverortilt.Thecarcareenedaroundthecorner.Rushforwardwithaswayingorswervingmotion(车等)东倒西歪地疾驶glanceatlookatsb.orsth.quickly,esp.byraisingyoureyesandthenloweringthemagaine.g.Thepresidentglancedattheclockandannouncedthatthemeetingstarted.gazeat,stareat,glareat,gapeatgazeatlookatsth.orsb.foralongtime,forexample,becausetheyarebeautifulorinteresting,esp.withoutrealizingthatyouaredoingitstareatdeliberatelylookatsb.orsth.foralongtimewithoutmovingyoureyes,forexample,becauseyouareangry,shocked,orveryinterestedglareatlookangrilyatsb.foralongtimewithoutmovingyoureyesgapeatlookatsb.orsth.foralongtime,esp.withyourmouthopen,becauseyouareverysurpris