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Unit1“We’veBeenHit”

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

I.Audiovisualsupplement

Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.What’sthebuildingthatwashit?

2.Whatwastheevent?

Whendidithappen?

（插入视频）

Script:

News:

 WehaveunconfirmedreportsthismorningthataplanehascrashedintooneofthetowersoftheWorldTradeCenter.CNNCenterrightnow...

OfficerA:

 Holyshit!

News:

 ...workonthisstory,callingoursourcesandtryingtofigureoutexactlywhathappened,but,clearly,somethingrelativelydevastatinghappeningthismorningthere.We’regoingtojoinanotheroneofourNewYorkaffiliatesfortheirlivecoverage.Hereatthetopofthistower,there’sahuge,gapinghole,flamesstillinside.

OfficerB:

 Canyoubelievethis?

Whatschmuck笨人 wouldflyaplaneintotheTradeCenter?

OfficerC:

 Maybetheyranoutofgasorsomething.

OfficerB:

 Yeah,Colovito.Right.

OfficerD:

 Maybesomejerk-offforgotwhichlevertopullonhistwin-engine.

OfficerE:

 That’snotasmallplane.

OfficerB:

 Hell,no.

PoliceChief:

 Allright,listenup!

Letmehaveyourattentionhere!

They’retellingusit’sacommuterplane.TowerOneisbeingevacuatedasaprecaution.They’veaskedustosendateamdowntoassist.SergeantMcLoughlin.

TeamLeader:

 I’vegotalistofnameshere.Stepoutwhenyouhearit.We’regoingdowntown.（Roll-calling）

AnswerstotheQuestions:

1.ThebuildingistheTwinTowersofthe WorldTradeCenter inNewYorkCity.

2.Itwasoneofthe9/11attacks.IthappenedonSeptember11,2001. 

II.Culturalinformation

1. PresidentBush’saddresstothenation （添加录音gwb9-11address）

Goodevening.Today,ourfellowcitizens,ourwayoflife,ourveryfreedomcameunderattackinaseriesofdeliberateanddeadlyterroristacts.Thevictimswereinairplanesorintheiroffices:

secretaries,businessmenandwomen,militaryandfederalworkers,momsanddads,friendsandneighbors.Thousandsoflivesweresuddenlyendedbyevil,despicable卑劣的 actsofterror.Thepicturesofairplanesflyingintobuildings,firesburning,hugestructurescollapsinghavefilleduswithdisbelief,terriblesadnessandaquiet,unyieldinganger.Theseactsofmassmurderwereintendedtofrightenournationintochaosandretreat.Buttheyhavefailed.Ourcountryisstrong.

Agreatpeoplehasbeenmovedtodefendagreatnation.Terroristattackscanshakethefoundationsofourbiggestbuildings,buttheycannottouchthefoundationofAmerica.Theseactsshattersteel,buttheycannotdent削弱 thesteelofAmericanresolve.Americawastargetedforattackbecausewe’rethebrightestbeacon灯塔 forfreedomandopportunityintheworld.Andnoonewillkeepthatlightfromshining.Today,ournationsawevil—theveryworstofhumannature—andwerespondedwiththebestofAmerica.Withthedaringofourrescueworkers,withthecaringforstrangersandneighborswhocametogivebloodandhelpinanywaytheycould.

Immediatelyfollowingthefirstattack,Iimplementedourgovernment’semergencyresponseplans.Ourmilitaryispowerful,andit’sprepared.OuremergencyteamsareworkinginNewYorkCityandWashingtonD.C.tohelpwithlocalrescueefforts.Ourfirstpriorityistogethelptothosewhohavebeeninjured,andtotakeeveryprecautiontoprotectourcitizensathomeandaroundtheworldfromfurtherattacks.Thefunctionsofourgovernmentcontinuewithoutinterruption.FederalagenciesinWashingtonwhichhadtobeevacuatedtodayarereopeningforessentialpersonneltonightandwillbeopenforbusinesstomorrow.Ourfinancialinstitutionsremainstrong,andtheAmericaneconomywillbeopenforbusinessaswell.

Thesearchisunderwayforthosewhowerebehindtheseevilacts.Ihavedirectedthefullresourcesofourintelligenceandlawenforcementcommunitiestofindthoseresponsibleandtobringthemtojustice.Wewillmakenodistinctionbetweentheterroristswhocommittedtheseactsandthosewhoharbor窝藏 them.

IappreciatesoverymuchthemembersofCongresswhohavejoinedmeinstronglycondemning谴责 theseattacks.AndonbehalfoftheAmericanpeople,Ithankthemanyworldleaderswhohavecalledtooffertheircondolences哀悼andassistance.Americaandourfriendsandalliesjoinwithallthosewhowantpeaceandsecurityintheworld,andwestandtogethertowinthewaragainstterrorism.

Tonight,Iaskforyourprayersforallthosewhogrieve,forthechildrenwhoseworldshavebeenshattered,forallwhosesenseofsafetyandsecurityhasbeenthreatened.AndIpraytheywillbecomfortedbyaPowergreaterthananyofus,spokenthroughtheagesinPsalm23:

EventhoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Ifearnoevilforyouarewithme.

ThisisadaywhenallAmericansfromeverywalkoflifeuniteinourresolveforjusticeandpeace.Americahasstooddownenemiesbefore,andwewilldosothistime.Noneofuswilleverforgetthisday,yetwegoforwardtodefendfreedomandallthatisgoodandjustinourworld.

Thankyou.Goodnight.AndGodblessAmerica!

2.September11attacks

TheSeptember11attacks（oftenreferredtoasSeptember11thor9/11）wereaseriesofcoordinated suicideattacksby al-Qaeda upontheUnitedStatesonSeptember11,2001.Onthatmorning,19al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked fourcommercialpassenger jetairliners.ThehijackersintentionallycrashedtwooftheairlinersintotheTwinTowersoftheWorldTradeCenter inNewYorkCity,killingeveryoneonboardandmanyothersworkinginthebuildings.Bothbuildingscollapsedwithintwohours,destroyingnearbybuildingsanddamagingothers.Thehijackerscrashedathirdairlinerintothe Pentagon inArlington,Virginia,justoutsideWashington,D.C.ThefourthplanecrashedintoafieldnearShanksville inruralPennsylvaniaaftersomeofitspassengersandflightcrewattemptedtoretakecontroloftheplane,whichthehijackershadredirectedtowardWashington,D.C.Therewerenosurvivorsfromanyoftheflights.

Thedeathtolloftheattackswas2,995,includingthe19hijackers.Theoverwhelmingmajorityofcasualtieswerecivilians,includingnationalsofover70countries.Inaddition,thereisatleastonesecondarydeath—onepersonwasruled裁决/认定 byamedicalexaminertohavediedfrom lungdisease duetoexposuretodustfromtheWorldTradeCenter’scollapse.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

I.Mainidea

Thetextdescribesaparticularepisodeinthedisasterthatoccurredon September11,2001 in NewYork,inpraiseofthe courageandcompassionofman. Itpresents three peopleintheattack,whodemonstratedgreatvalortryingto savethosewhowereindangerandneededhelp.

II.Structuralanalysis

1.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.

Paragraphs

Mainideas

1

Ittellsofpeople’sperceptionoftheWTC.

2-9

ItdescribestheinitialreactionofpeopleinsidetheWTCwhenthebuildingwashit.

10-30

Itismainlyabouthowthethreemen（Mayblum,RamosandHong）endeavoredtosaveaheavyset体格魁伟的 manbytheirjointefforts.

31-34

Itdescribesthegatheringofsomeofthesurvivorsandthevictims’wives.

2.Whatisthefunctionofthelastpart?

Itisamosttouchingscene.Itseemstosuggestthattheauthorhas,fromwhatisdescribedabove,reachedtheconclusionabouttheultimatemoraldilemma:

“Saveyourself,orsaveanother.”

SectionThreeDetailed Reading

TextI

Narrationclues:

PartOne

（1）:

AdamMayblumworkedinhisofficeonthe87th flooroftheWTC.

PartTwo（2-9）:

WTCwascrashed.AdamMayblumhelpedothersandrandownhimself.

PartThree（10-30）:

 HarryRamoswastheheadtrader4 atMayDavis.Hehelpedothers.HeandHongzhuhelpedVictor,aheavysetmanfromthe53rd floortothe36th floor.HarryRamosstayedtohelpVictoranddied.

PartFour（31-34）:

MayDavisheldagathering.PeoplerecalledHarryRamos’ssacrificeduetohelpingVictor.

“We’veBeenHit!

”

Withthebuildinginflames,onemanneededhelp.Anothermanrefusedtoleavehim.

1             AdamMayblumusedtoenjoywatchingasstorms lashed thewindowsofhisoffice:

Youthinkthat’spower?

Mayblumwouldscoff.I’monthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter1.That’spower.The drawstrings 拉绳onhis windowshades 窗帘wouldappearto sway 摆动slightly,butitwasan illusion错觉.Althoughtheywere1,040feetinthesky,TheWTCwasquitesteady.

Paragraph1

Questions

1.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheWorldTradeCenter?

   TheWorldTradeCenterwasmorethanitssignaturetwintowers:

itwasacomplexof7buildingson16acres,constructedandoperatedbythePortAuthorityofNewYorkandNewJersey.Thetowersroseattheheartofthecomplex,eachclimbingmorethan100feethigherthanthesilvermastoftheEmpireStateBuilding.TheWorldTradeCenterwashitbyhijackedplanesonSeptember11,2001.

2.WhatimagesareusedtoemphasizethesteadinessoftheWTC?

   Stormsanddrawstrings.

WordsandExpressions

1.lash vt.hitviolentlyorsuddenly

e.g. Thefarmerlashedthemuleswithastick.

    Thewaveslashedtheshore.

Collocation:

  lashout（at/against sb./sth.） makeasuddenviolentattackwithblowsorwords

Synonym:

  whip,beat

2.sway vi.moveorswingfromsidetoside

e.g. Heswayedslightly,asifabouttofall.

他身子一歪，像要倒下。

Synonym:

  swing,wave

Translation:

1. 那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。

  （Theappletreeswaysinthewind.）

2.  Sheswayedherhandsgracefullyasshegavelectures.

 （她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。

）

3.illusion n. sth. thatdeceivesapersonbyseemingtobereal

e.g. Themirrorsallroundthewallsgiveanillusionofgreaterspace.

   Ihavenoillusionsaboutmyability.

   我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。

Derivation:

illusive a.

illusively ad.

Collocation:

  beundertheillusionthat believewrongly