In-class Translation Excercises V【DOC精选】.doc

翻译实践课（五） In-Class Translation Exercises（V） （I） It was the bloodiest day on American soil since our Civil War, a modern war played out in real time，on fast-forward，and not with soldiers but with secretaries，security guards, lawyers，bankers，janitors. It was strange that a day of war was a day we stood still. We couldnt move ---- that must have been the whole idea ---- so we had no choice but to watch. Every city cataloged its targets；residents looked at their skylines，wondering if they would be different in the morning. The Sears Tower in Chicago was evacuated，as were colleges and museums. Disney World shut down，and Major League Baseball canceled its games，and nuclear power plants went to top security status；the Hoover Dam and the Mall of America shut down，and Independence Hall in Philadelphia，and Mount Rushmore. It was as though someone had taken a huge brush and painted a bulls-eye around every place Americans gather，every icon we revere，and every service we depend on，and vowed to take them out or shut them down，or force us to do it ourselves. Terror worked like a musical composition，so many instruments，all in tune，playing perfectly together to create their desired effect. Sorrow，horror and fear. The first plane was just to get our attention. Then，once we were transfixed，the second plane came and repeated the theme until the blinding coda of smoke and debris crumbled on top of the rescue workers who had gone in to try to save anyone who had survived the opening movements. And we watched，speechless，as the sirens，like some awful choir，hour after hour let you know that it was not over yet，wait，there would be more. 这是我们的内战以来，发挥出了现代安蒂特姆实时，在美国本土最血腥的一天快进，而不是士兵，但与秘书，保安员，律师，银行家，校工。很奇怪的是，战争一天是一天，我们站住了。我们可以不动 - 那一定是整个概念 - 所以我们没有选择，只能看。每个城市编目的目标;居民们看着空中轮廓线，想知道他们是否会在上午不同。在芝加哥西尔斯大厦被疏散，因为是高校和博物馆。迪斯尼乐园关闭，取消了大联盟棒球比赛，以及核电厂的安全状态去顶;胡佛大坝和美国购物中心关闭，在费城独立厅和拉什莫尔山。它仿佛有人采取了巨大的画笔，画了一个靶心周围每一个地方的美国人聚集，我们尊敬每一个图标，每一个服务，我们依赖的对象，并誓言要带他们出去或关闭它们，或迫使我们这样做自己。 2001年9月11日上午，风和日丽，晴空万里，气温华氏70度。这种天气对于