Unit7 Terrorism
Text A The Nightmare and The Dreams
? Part 1 Objectives
? Part 2 Background
? Part 3 Language Points
Objectives
a) grasp the main idea of the text;
b) appreciate the characteristics of a familiar essay;
c) master the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
d) conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and
writing activities related to the theme of the unit,
The Wall Street Journal,the leading financial newspaper in the
US,It was first published in 1889 by Charles H Dow and Edward
D Jones and is still owned by Dow Jones & Company,which also
publishes the Dow Jones Average,Although its main concern is
business and economic news,the Journal also carries full-size
articles about political and general topics,
Terrorism,use of violence,or the threat of violence,to create a
climate of fear in a given population,Terrorist violence targets
ethnic or religious groups,governments,political parties,
corporations,and media enterprises,Organizations that engage in
acts of terror are usually small in size and limited in resources
compared to the populations and institutions they oppose,
Through publicity and fear generated by their violence,they seek
to magnify their influence and power to affect political change on
either a local or an international scale,
background
September 11 Attacks,coordinated terrorist strike on the United
States in 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people and shook the
nation to its core,
On the sunny morning of September 11,2001,19 terrorists,
working in teams of 4 or 5,hijacked four commercial jetliners and
turned them toward targets chosen for destruction,Two of the
planes,loaded with fuel and passengers,were flown at full speed
into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the financial
district of New York City,The buildings burst into flame and then
collapsed,killing thousands,A third terrorist crew smashed their
plane into the Pentagon,headquarters of the U.S,military in
Arlington,Virginia,The hijackers of the fourth airliner
apparently intended to hit another target in the Washington,D.C.,
area,but passengers on the plane realized what was happening
and fought back,This airplane crashed in a field in rural
Pennsylvania,
Almost immediately after the September 11 attacks,suspicion
centered on Osama bin Laden as the person responsible,As
the leader of a terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda,
Arabic for,the camp,” bin Laden had long advocated
violence against the United States and its citizens.,To kill
Americans and their allies – civilians and military – is an
individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any
country in which it is possible to do it,” Bin Laden declared in
a published communiqué in 1998,As the heir to much of his
father’s fortune,Bin Laden had access to hundreds of millions
of dollars,and he had used the money to build an
international terrorist network with cells in several countries,
Evidence had linked al-Qaeda operatives to four previous
attacks on U.S,interests,a bomb in an underground World
Trade Center parking garage in 1993 (the first attempt to
destroy the twin towers) that killed 6 people; an attack on a U.S,
military housing complex in Saudi Arabia in 1996 in which 19
U.S,soldiers were killed; the bombings of U.S,embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 that killed more than 200 people;
and a suicide attack on the USS Cole,a Navy destroyer,off the
coast of Yemen in the fall of 2000,that killed 17 U.S,sailors,
Federal,local,and state government agencies in the United
States found themselves suddenly redefining national security to
include the defense of U.S,soil against foreign attack,a new and
unfamiliar idea,
In a speech before a joint session of congress nine days after the
September 11 attacks,U.S,president George W,Bush said he
was creating a new cabinet-level position,the Office of
Homeland Security,The new department was to coordinate the
work of more than 40 federal agencies,including the
Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA),in order to prevent and respond to future terrorist
attacks on U.S,territory,
In the same speech to Congress,Bush suggested that the top
priority of his administration would be a campaign to end
terrorism,He affirmed that all the evidence collected at that
point indicated that al-Qaeda was the organization responsible
for the September 11 attacks,and he promised that a U.S.-led
war on terrorism would begin with a drive to eliminate that
organization,But in a key expansion of U.S,antiterrorism
efforts,Bust said the United States would not only target the
terrorist organizations themselves,but also those governments
that support them,
“Every nation in every region now has a decision to make,” Bush
said.,Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists,From
his day forward,any nation that continues to harbor or support
terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile
regime.”
New York (city),the largest city in the United States,the home of
the United Nations,and the center of global finance,
communications,and business,New York City is unusual among
cities because of its high residential density,its extraordinarily
diverse population,its hundreds of tall office and apartment
buildings,its thriving central business district,its extensive public
transportation system,and its more than 400 distinct
neighborhoods,The city’s concert house,museums,galleries,and
theaters constitute an ensemble of cultural richness rivaled by few
cities,In 2000 the population of the city of New York was
8,008,278; the population of the metropolitan region was
21,199,865,
Manhattan (New York),borough of New York City,coextensive
with new York County,southeastern New York,at the head of
Upper New York Bay,The main economic hub of New York City,
Manhattan is one of the world’s leading commercial,financial,
cultural,manufacturing,medical,and tourist centers,Manhattan
Island,which makes up almost all of the borough,is bounded on
the north and northeast by Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Harlem
River,which separate it from the borough of the Bronx; on the
east by the East River,which separates it from the boroughs of
Queens and Brooklyn; on the south by Upper New York Bay; and
on the west by the Hudson River,which separates it from New
Jersey,The borough,about 80 sq km (about 31 sq mi) in area,
also encompasses a small exclave (Marble Hill) on the Bronx
mainland; several islands in the East Rive,including Franklin D,
Roosevelt Island (the site of a large modern housing complex),
Randalls Island,and Wards Island; and Governors Island in
Upper New York Bay,
Hepburn,Katharine (1907 - ),American actress,winner of four
Academy Awards for best actress,noted for her unique
combination of patrician beauty and spunky earthiness,Born in
Hartford,Connecticut,she was educated at Bryn Mawr College,
She scored a notable success on Broadway in 1932 in The
Warrior’s Husband; other stage roles included those in The
Philadelphia Story (1939),As You Like It (1950),etc,She also
starred in the motion-picture version of Morning Glory (1933),
for which she received her first Academy Award,Guess Who’s
Coming to Dinner (1967),for which she won her second
Academy Award,and The Lion in Winter (1968),for which she
shared an Academy Award with American actress Barbra
Streisand,Later films include The Trojan Women (1972) and On
Golden Pond (1981),for which she won her fourth Academy
Award,Hepburn’s autobiography,Me,Stories of My Life,was
published in 1991 and became a bestseller,
Tracy Spencer (1900-1967),Us actor,known for playing calm,
reliable characters,He won Oscars for his parts in Captains
courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938),He and Katheirne
Hepburn made nine films together,including Adam’s Rib
(1949),Pat and Mike (1952) and his last,Guess Who’s
Coming to Dinner (1967),His other films include Father of
the Bride (1950),Bad Day at Black Rock (1955),The Old
Man and the Sea (1958) and Inherit the Wind (1960),
Powell,Colin L (uther) (1937 - ),United States military
leader and secretary of state under President George W.Bush
(2001-),He is the first black secretary of state in U.S,history,
Language Points
New Words,
1,span
A,(vt.) extend across in space or time
e.g,⑴ The River Thames is spanned by many bridges,
泰晤士河上有很多桥。
⑵ His knowledge spans many different areas,
⑶ His life spanned almost the whole of he 19th
century,
B,(n.) distance or part between the supports of an arch
or a bridge; length of time over which sth,lasts or extends
from beginning to end
e.g,⑴ The arch has a span of 60 metres,
⑵ the span of life / over a span of 6 years
2,maintenance n., maintaining or being maintained
e.g,⑴ Concrete pavements have a long life and require
little maintenance,
⑵ Our research focuses on using computers,
instrumentation,automation,and new materials to
improve bridge design,construction,and maintenance,
3,contend,struggle or compete (usu,Followed by with,
or for)
e.g,⑴ Several teams are contending for the prize,
⑵ She has had a lot of problems to contend with,
4,pertinent,to the point; related (followed by to)
e.g,⑴ If you intend to be a teacher,you have to obtain
knowledge and skills pertinent to classroom teaching,
⑵ His remarks were not pertinent to the matter we
were discussing,
5,ponder,think about carefully and for a long time
(used in the patterns,ponder sth.; ponder on / over sth.;
ponder + wh)
e.g,⑴ I found myself constantly pondering the question,
“What’s the meaning of life?”
⑵ My parents pondered on when to send me abroad
for study,
⑶ Our teacher is continually pondering how to
improve our English,
6,obscure,
A,(a.) not easily seen or understood; not well-known
e.g,⑴ The letter is written in rather obscure language,
⑵ The message of a dream is often rather obscure,
⑶ The music was written by an obscure Greek
composer,
B,(vt.) make (sth.) obscure; hide (sb,/sth.) from view
e.g,⑴ When a total lunar eclipse occurs,the moon is
obscured for about 2 hours,
⑵ Dust obscures our view of distant parts of our own
galaxy,
7,boom,
A,(n.) sudden increase or growth
e.g,⑴ As workers born during the baby boom of 1946-
1964 have aged,the work force in the United States has
grown progressively older,
⑵ People with houses to sell are benefiting from the
boom in property prices,
B,(v.) have a period of rapid economic growth
e.g,⑴ 商业正在迅速发展。
Business is booming
⑵ High-technology industries are booming and attracting
larger numbers of scientists,
8,statistical (a.), means of or shown by statistics
e.g,⑴ The teacher made a statistical analysis of how
frequently certain words are used in speech and writing,
⑵ The report was based heavily on primary statistical
information regularly collected by governments,
Phrases,
1,reflect on/upon, think deeply about; consider; remind
oneself of (past events)
e.g,⑴ It’s a good habit to reflect on what you have done
in the past,
⑵ I need time to reflect on your offer / what you
offered,
⑶ 他反省过去的错误。
He reflected upon his past mistakes,
2,for nothing,without payment,free; with no reward or
result
e.g,⑴ I know the cyber bar manager so I always get in
for nothing,
⑵ All that hard work for nothing!
3,hold up,put (sb,/ sth.) forward as an example,show
e.g,⑴ This school is being held up as a model for other
middle schools in the city,
⑵ My sister was always held up to me as a model
child,
4,settle for,accept (sth,that is seen as not quite
satisfactory)
e.g,⑴ I would like a job in banking,but jobs are so
scarce at the moment I would settle for anything,
⑵ Virginia was a perfectionist,She was just not
prepared to settle for anything mediocre,
5,come out,be produced or published; become known,
be revealed
e.g,⑴ The dictionary has just come out on CD-ROM,
⑵ My daughter bought F4’s new album on the day it
came out,
⑶ The truth is beginning to come out about what
happened,
⑷ It will come out that he has covertly donated
considerable sums to the terrorists,
6,back up,support; make a copy of (a disk)
e.g,⑴ Only a few employees backed him up in the
election,
⑵ I often back up the files stored on my computer
just in case,
7,send in,send (sth.) to a place where it will be dealt with
e.g,⑴ Applicants are asked to send in a CV and a
covering letter,
⑵ I hope that readers will send in their ideas for
saving money,
Text A The Nightmare and The Dreams
? Part 1 Objectives
? Part 2 Background
? Part 3 Language Points
Objectives
a) grasp the main idea of the text;
b) appreciate the characteristics of a familiar essay;
c) master the key language points and grammatical
structures in the text;
d) conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and
writing activities related to the theme of the unit,
The Wall Street Journal,the leading financial newspaper in the
US,It was first published in 1889 by Charles H Dow and Edward
D Jones and is still owned by Dow Jones & Company,which also
publishes the Dow Jones Average,Although its main concern is
business and economic news,the Journal also carries full-size
articles about political and general topics,
Terrorism,use of violence,or the threat of violence,to create a
climate of fear in a given population,Terrorist violence targets
ethnic or religious groups,governments,political parties,
corporations,and media enterprises,Organizations that engage in
acts of terror are usually small in size and limited in resources
compared to the populations and institutions they oppose,
Through publicity and fear generated by their violence,they seek
to magnify their influence and power to affect political change on
either a local or an international scale,
background
September 11 Attacks,coordinated terrorist strike on the United
States in 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people and shook the
nation to its core,
On the sunny morning of September 11,2001,19 terrorists,
working in teams of 4 or 5,hijacked four commercial jetliners and
turned them toward targets chosen for destruction,Two of the
planes,loaded with fuel and passengers,were flown at full speed
into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the financial
district of New York City,The buildings burst into flame and then
collapsed,killing thousands,A third terrorist crew smashed their
plane into the Pentagon,headquarters of the U.S,military in
Arlington,Virginia,The hijackers of the fourth airliner
apparently intended to hit another target in the Washington,D.C.,
area,but passengers on the plane realized what was happening
and fought back,This airplane crashed in a field in rural
Pennsylvania,
Almost immediately after the September 11 attacks,suspicion
centered on Osama bin Laden as the person responsible,As
the leader of a terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda,
Arabic for,the camp,” bin Laden had long advocated
violence against the United States and its citizens.,To kill
Americans and their allies – civilians and military – is an
individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any
country in which it is possible to do it,” Bin Laden declared in
a published communiqué in 1998,As the heir to much of his
father’s fortune,Bin Laden had access to hundreds of millions
of dollars,and he had used the money to build an
international terrorist network with cells in several countries,
Evidence had linked al-Qaeda operatives to four previous
attacks on U.S,interests,a bomb in an underground World
Trade Center parking garage in 1993 (the first attempt to
destroy the twin towers) that killed 6 people; an attack on a U.S,
military housing complex in Saudi Arabia in 1996 in which 19
U.S,soldiers were killed; the bombings of U.S,embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 that killed more than 200 people;
and a suicide attack on the USS Cole,a Navy destroyer,off the
coast of Yemen in the fall of 2000,that killed 17 U.S,sailors,
Federal,local,and state government agencies in the United
States found themselves suddenly redefining national security to
include the defense of U.S,soil against foreign attack,a new and
unfamiliar idea,
In a speech before a joint session of congress nine days after the
September 11 attacks,U.S,president George W,Bush said he
was creating a new cabinet-level position,the Office of
Homeland Security,The new department was to coordinate the
work of more than 40 federal agencies,including the
Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA),in order to prevent and respond to future terrorist
attacks on U.S,territory,
In the same speech to Congress,Bush suggested that the top
priority of his administration would be a campaign to end
terrorism,He affirmed that all the evidence collected at that
point indicated that al-Qaeda was the organization responsible
for the September 11 attacks,and he promised that a U.S.-led
war on terrorism would begin with a drive to eliminate that
organization,But in a key expansion of U.S,antiterrorism
efforts,Bust said the United States would not only target the
terrorist organizations themselves,but also those governments
that support them,
“Every nation in every region now has a decision to make,” Bush
said.,Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists,From
his day forward,any nation that continues to harbor or support
terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile
regime.”
New York (city),the largest city in the United States,the home of
the United Nations,and the center of global finance,
communications,and business,New York City is unusual among
cities because of its high residential density,its extraordinarily
diverse population,its hundreds of tall office and apartment
buildings,its thriving central business district,its extensive public
transportation system,and its more than 400 distinct
neighborhoods,The city’s concert house,museums,galleries,and
theaters constitute an ensemble of cultural richness rivaled by few
cities,In 2000 the population of the city of New York was
8,008,278; the population of the metropolitan region was
21,199,865,
Manhattan (New York),borough of New York City,coextensive
with new York County,southeastern New York,at the head of
Upper New York Bay,The main economic hub of New York City,
Manhattan is one of the world’s leading commercial,financial,
cultural,manufacturing,medical,and tourist centers,Manhattan
Island,which makes up almost all of the borough,is bounded on
the north and northeast by Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Harlem
River,which separate it from the borough of the Bronx; on the
east by the East River,which separates it from the boroughs of
Queens and Brooklyn; on the south by Upper New York Bay; and
on the west by the Hudson River,which separates it from New
Jersey,The borough,about 80 sq km (about 31 sq mi) in area,
also encompasses a small exclave (Marble Hill) on the Bronx
mainland; several islands in the East Rive,including Franklin D,
Roosevelt Island (the site of a large modern housing complex),
Randalls Island,and Wards Island; and Governors Island in
Upper New York Bay,
Hepburn,Katharine (1907 - ),American actress,winner of four
Academy Awards for best actress,noted for her unique
combination of patrician beauty and spunky earthiness,Born in
Hartford,Connecticut,she was educated at Bryn Mawr College,
She scored a notable success on Broadway in 1932 in The
Warrior’s Husband; other stage roles included those in The
Philadelphia Story (1939),As You Like It (1950),etc,She also
starred in the motion-picture version of Morning Glory (1933),
for which she received her first Academy Award,Guess Who’s
Coming to Dinner (1967),for which she won her second
Academy Award,and The Lion in Winter (1968),for which she
shared an Academy Award with American actress Barbra
Streisand,Later films include The Trojan Women (1972) and On
Golden Pond (1981),for which she won her fourth Academy
Award,Hepburn’s autobiography,Me,Stories of My Life,was
published in 1991 and became a bestseller,
Tracy Spencer (1900-1967),Us actor,known for playing calm,
reliable characters,He won Oscars for his parts in Captains
courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938),He and Katheirne
Hepburn made nine films together,including Adam’s Rib
(1949),Pat and Mike (1952) and his last,Guess Who’s
Coming to Dinner (1967),His other films include Father of
the Bride (1950),Bad Day at Black Rock (1955),The Old
Man and the Sea (1958) and Inherit the Wind (1960),
Powell,Colin L (uther) (1937 - ),United States military
leader and secretary of state under President George W.Bush
(2001-),He is the first black secretary of state in U.S,history,
Language Points
New Words,
1,span
A,(vt.) extend across in space or time
e.g,⑴ The River Thames is spanned by many bridges,
泰晤士河上有很多桥。
⑵ His knowledge spans many different areas,
⑶ His life spanned almost the whole of he 19th
century,
B,(n.) distance or part between the supports of an arch
or a bridge; length of time over which sth,lasts or extends
from beginning to end
e.g,⑴ The arch has a span of 60 metres,
⑵ the span of life / over a span of 6 years
2,maintenance n., maintaining or being maintained
e.g,⑴ Concrete pavements have a long life and require
little maintenance,
⑵ Our research focuses on using computers,
instrumentation,automation,and new materials to
improve bridge design,construction,and maintenance,
3,contend,struggle or compete (usu,Followed by with,
or for)
e.g,⑴ Several teams are contending for the prize,
⑵ She has had a lot of problems to contend with,
4,pertinent,to the point; related (followed by to)
e.g,⑴ If you intend to be a teacher,you have to obtain
knowledge and skills pertinent to classroom teaching,
⑵ His remarks were not pertinent to the matter we
were discussing,
5,ponder,think about carefully and for a long time
(used in the patterns,ponder sth.; ponder on / over sth.;
ponder + wh)
e.g,⑴ I found myself constantly pondering the question,
“What’s the meaning of life?”
⑵ My parents pondered on when to send me abroad
for study,
⑶ Our teacher is continually pondering how to
improve our English,
6,obscure,
A,(a.) not easily seen or understood; not well-known
e.g,⑴ The letter is written in rather obscure language,
⑵ The message of a dream is often rather obscure,
⑶ The music was written by an obscure Greek
composer,
B,(vt.) make (sth.) obscure; hide (sb,/sth.) from view
e.g,⑴ When a total lunar eclipse occurs,the moon is
obscured for about 2 hours,
⑵ Dust obscures our view of distant parts of our own
galaxy,
7,boom,
A,(n.) sudden increase or growth
e.g,⑴ As workers born during the baby boom of 1946-
1964 have aged,the work force in the United States has
grown progressively older,
⑵ People with houses to sell are benefiting from the
boom in property prices,
B,(v.) have a period of rapid economic growth
e.g,⑴ 商业正在迅速发展。
Business is booming
⑵ High-technology industries are booming and attracting
larger numbers of scientists,
8,statistical (a.), means of or shown by statistics
e.g,⑴ The teacher made a statistical analysis of how
frequently certain words are used in speech and writing,
⑵ The report was based heavily on primary statistical
information regularly collected by governments,
Phrases,
1,reflect on/upon, think deeply about; consider; remind
oneself of (past events)
e.g,⑴ It’s a good habit to reflect on what you have done
in the past,
⑵ I need time to reflect on your offer / what you
offered,
⑶ 他反省过去的错误。
He reflected upon his past mistakes,
2,for nothing,without payment,free; with no reward or
result
e.g,⑴ I know the cyber bar manager so I always get in
for nothing,
⑵ All that hard work for nothing!
3,hold up,put (sb,/ sth.) forward as an example,show
e.g,⑴ This school is being held up as a model for other
middle schools in the city,
⑵ My sister was always held up to me as a model
child,
4,settle for,accept (sth,that is seen as not quite
satisfactory)
e.g,⑴ I would like a job in banking,but jobs are so
scarce at the moment I would settle for anything,
⑵ Virginia was a perfectionist,She was just not
prepared to settle for anything mediocre,
5,come out,be produced or published; become known,
be revealed
e.g,⑴ The dictionary has just come out on CD-ROM,
⑵ My daughter bought F4’s new album on the day it
came out,
⑶ The truth is beginning to come out about what
happened,
⑷ It will come out that he has covertly donated
considerable sums to the terrorists,
6,back up,support; make a copy of (a disk)
e.g,⑴ Only a few employees backed him up in the
election,
⑵ I often back up the files stored on my computer
just in case,
7,send in,send (sth.) to a place where it will be dealt with
e.g,⑴ Applicants are asked to send in a CV and a
covering letter,
⑵ I hope that readers will send in their ideas for
saving money,
