Unit Six
,We’ve Been Hit!”
Background information
? Students are required to supply
background information about the
“9.11” terrorist attack in groups,
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part I (1 ) ---tells of the common people’s perception
about the WTC,
? Part II (2-9) ---describes the initial reaction of people
inside the WTC when the building was hit,
? Part III (10-30)---is mainly about how the three people
( Mayblum,Ramos and Hong) endeavoured to save a
heavyset man with their joint efforts
? Part IV (31-34)---describes the gathering of some of the
survivors and the victims’ wives,
? It seems to suggest has reached the conclusion
about the ultimate moral dilemma:,save yourself,or
save another”
?Language work
find one’s way to
? to get somewhere you are trying to reach,
? I had a map but I still couldn’t find my
way back to the hotel,
? Lose one’s way
reassure / assure / ensure
? reassuring,making you feel calmer
and less worried,
? a reassuring smile
? "Don't worry," he said reassuringly,
"Everything will be alright."
panic
? to be suddenly frightened by sth,
? feel panic
? 感到惊慌
? When the theater caught fire,there was a panic,
? 剧院失火时，引起一阵恐慌。
? （常与 into连用）使恐 慌；使惊慌
? He panicked and ran as fast as he could to safety,
? 他很惊慌，赶快跑到安全地方。
? The crowd panicked at the sound of the guns,
? 枪炮声使群众惊慌失措。
? The banks were panicked into selling dollars,
? 银行惊恐地抛售美元。
? panic-monger制造恐慌的人 ; panic button应急按钮 ; panic equipment应急设备 ; panic
sales
? (由于物价下跌恐慌 )紧急抛售
? panic-stricken受恐慌的,惊慌失措的
? A few seconds after the explosion the street was full of panic-stricken people,
fleeing in all directions,
? a panicky feeling/expression/action
? Is he the panicky type?
persuade
? to make someone believe something; CONVINCE; to make
someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason
to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it,
? If she doesn't want to go,nothing you can say will persuade her,
? [+ (that)] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent,
? He persuaded the jury that his client was not guilty,
? [+ to infinitive] He is trying to persuade local and foreign
businesses to invest in the project,
? Using a bunch of bananas,the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey
back into its cage,
? FORMAL The first priority is to persuade the management of the
urgency of this matter,
? Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning (= to
mention/not to mention) the names of the people involved in the
robbery,
? With a little persuasion,Debbie agreed to come with us,
? a persuasive argument
? persuasively
? talk sb into sth,to persuade someone to
do something,
? He's against the idea,but I think I can talk
him into it,
? talk sb out of sth, to persuade
someone not to do something,
? [+ ing form of verb] With some difficulty,he
was able to talk his way out of paying the
fine,
collapse,
? 1) to fall down suddenly because of pressure or lack of strength or support,
? Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake,
? The chair collapsed under her weight,
? FIGURATIVE He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died,
? 2) If someone collapses they fall down because they are ill or weak,
? He collapsed and died of a heart attack,
? 3) (of people and business) to suffer the sudden inability to continue or work
correctly,
? Talks between management and unions have collapsed,
? Share prices collapsed (= became lower suddenly) after news of poor trading,
? n,the sudden failure of a system,organization,business,etc,
? I don't know what caused the collapse of her marriage,
? A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses,
? Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink/verge of collapse (= very
soon going to fail),
? He suffered a mental/nervous collapse after ten years' teaching,
? Adj,describes furniture that can be folded,usually so it can be put or stored in a
smaller space,
? collapsible chairs
Explain in your own words the
following sentences taken from
the text,p.78
? 1,Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an
extraordinary purgatory that morning
? Thousands of people in the WTC were thrown,all of a
sudden,into a condition of extremely terrible suffering
that morning,Mayblum was one of them,
? 2,The rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed
to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy,
? It seemed that the tremendous sound of the collapse
of the south tower destroyed the man’s hope of climbing
down the remaining stairs,and thus took away his
remaining energy,
Translation exercises p.82
? 1.The road appears to get narrower as you
look into the distance,but it’s just an illusion,
? 2.The recent drought in Africa has had a
devastating effect on its rural population,
? 3.He gave copies of the report to all those
present at the meeting,urging that they read it
and digest its contents,
? 4.During the meal he kept glancing at the door,
obviously expecting someone to walk in,
Translation exercises p.82
? 5.The party was in complete confusion
after its election defeat,
? 6.I had worked in the company off and
on for two years before I went abroad,
? 7.The family would have arrived on time,
but they met up with a flat tire,
? 8.It was my first visit to New York,but I
managed to find my way to the small firm,
Dictation
? With the hope of finding more survivors of Turkey’s
devastating earthquake now all gone,the Turkish
authorities are turning their attention to caring for those
who have survived,
? A full-scale relief effort in the area hit by the earthquake
is finally beginning after days of confusion,Turkish and
foreign volunteers have been joined by soldiers and the
police,and heavy equipment sent by nearby cities and by
private companies has been moved to almost every
victimized town,
? The Minister of Housing estimated that 60,000buildings
had been either destroyed or seriously damaged in the
quake,Within a few days,many of the homeless would be
moved out of the fields and tents where they were now
living,42 countries and 38 international organizations
have sent aid to Turkey,The World Bank has sent $ 200
million for housing construction,
,We’ve Been Hit!”
Background information
? Students are required to supply
background information about the
“9.11” terrorist attack in groups,
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part I (1 ) ---tells of the common people’s perception
about the WTC,
? Part II (2-9) ---describes the initial reaction of people
inside the WTC when the building was hit,
? Part III (10-30)---is mainly about how the three people
( Mayblum,Ramos and Hong) endeavoured to save a
heavyset man with their joint efforts
? Part IV (31-34)---describes the gathering of some of the
survivors and the victims’ wives,
? It seems to suggest has reached the conclusion
about the ultimate moral dilemma:,save yourself,or
save another”
?Language work
find one’s way to
? to get somewhere you are trying to reach,
? I had a map but I still couldn’t find my
way back to the hotel,
? Lose one’s way
reassure / assure / ensure
? reassuring,making you feel calmer
and less worried,
? a reassuring smile
? "Don't worry," he said reassuringly,
"Everything will be alright."
panic
? to be suddenly frightened by sth,
? feel panic
? 感到惊慌
? When the theater caught fire,there was a panic,
? 剧院失火时，引起一阵恐慌。
? （常与 into连用）使恐 慌；使惊慌
? He panicked and ran as fast as he could to safety,
? 他很惊慌，赶快跑到安全地方。
? The crowd panicked at the sound of the guns,
? 枪炮声使群众惊慌失措。
? The banks were panicked into selling dollars,
? 银行惊恐地抛售美元。
? panic-monger制造恐慌的人 ; panic button应急按钮 ; panic equipment应急设备 ; panic
sales
? (由于物价下跌恐慌 )紧急抛售
? panic-stricken受恐慌的,惊慌失措的
? A few seconds after the explosion the street was full of panic-stricken people,
fleeing in all directions,
? a panicky feeling/expression/action
? Is he the panicky type?
persuade
? to make someone believe something; CONVINCE; to make
someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason
to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it,
? If she doesn't want to go,nothing you can say will persuade her,
? [+ (that)] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent,
? He persuaded the jury that his client was not guilty,
? [+ to infinitive] He is trying to persuade local and foreign
businesses to invest in the project,
? Using a bunch of bananas,the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey
back into its cage,
? FORMAL The first priority is to persuade the management of the
urgency of this matter,
? Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning (= to
mention/not to mention) the names of the people involved in the
robbery,
? With a little persuasion,Debbie agreed to come with us,
? a persuasive argument
? persuasively
? talk sb into sth,to persuade someone to
do something,
? He's against the idea,but I think I can talk
him into it,
? talk sb out of sth, to persuade
someone not to do something,
? [+ ing form of verb] With some difficulty,he
was able to talk his way out of paying the
fine,
collapse,
? 1) to fall down suddenly because of pressure or lack of strength or support,
? Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake,
? The chair collapsed under her weight,
? FIGURATIVE He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died,
? 2) If someone collapses they fall down because they are ill or weak,
? He collapsed and died of a heart attack,
? 3) (of people and business) to suffer the sudden inability to continue or work
correctly,
? Talks between management and unions have collapsed,
? Share prices collapsed (= became lower suddenly) after news of poor trading,
? n,the sudden failure of a system,organization,business,etc,
? I don't know what caused the collapse of her marriage,
? A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses,
? Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink/verge of collapse (= very
soon going to fail),
? He suffered a mental/nervous collapse after ten years' teaching,
? Adj,describes furniture that can be folded,usually so it can be put or stored in a
smaller space,
? collapsible chairs
Explain in your own words the
following sentences taken from
the text,p.78
? 1,Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an
extraordinary purgatory that morning
? Thousands of people in the WTC were thrown,all of a
sudden,into a condition of extremely terrible suffering
that morning,Mayblum was one of them,
? 2,The rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed
to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy,
? It seemed that the tremendous sound of the collapse
of the south tower destroyed the man’s hope of climbing
down the remaining stairs,and thus took away his
remaining energy,
Translation exercises p.82
? 1.The road appears to get narrower as you
look into the distance,but it’s just an illusion,
? 2.The recent drought in Africa has had a
devastating effect on its rural population,
? 3.He gave copies of the report to all those
present at the meeting,urging that they read it
and digest its contents,
? 4.During the meal he kept glancing at the door,
obviously expecting someone to walk in,
Translation exercises p.82
? 5.The party was in complete confusion
after its election defeat,
? 6.I had worked in the company off and
on for two years before I went abroad,
? 7.The family would have arrived on time,
but they met up with a flat tire,
? 8.It was my first visit to New York,but I
managed to find my way to the small firm,
Dictation
? With the hope of finding more survivors of Turkey’s
devastating earthquake now all gone,the Turkish
authorities are turning their attention to caring for those
who have survived,
? A full-scale relief effort in the area hit by the earthquake
is finally beginning after days of confusion,Turkish and
foreign volunteers have been joined by soldiers and the
police,and heavy equipment sent by nearby cities and by
private companies has been moved to almost every
victimized town,
? The Minister of Housing estimated that 60,000buildings
had been either destroyed or seriously damaged in the
quake,Within a few days,many of the homeless would be
moved out of the fields and tents where they were now
living,42 countries and 38 international organizations
have sent aid to Turkey,The World Bank has sent $ 200
million for housing construction,
