College English (4-4) (New)大学英语精读第四册.docVIP

Unit 4: Flight 93: What I Never Know (第93次航班：我所无法理解的事) Introductory Remarks Since Sept. 11, 2001, the story of the passengers who fought their hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 has become a model account of good thwarting evil. No one will ever know exactly what happened on that plane. But the last-minute calls made by some of the passengers give us a more complete account of the struggle of these everyday people. Here is one of the stories of courage and heroism. United Airlines Flight 93 United Airlines Flight 93 was a Boeing 757 – 222 flight that regularly flew from Newark International airport to San Francisco International airport, continuing on to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on a different aircraft. On September 11, 2001, the aircraft on the flight was one of the four planes hijacked as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It was the only one of the four planes that did not reach its intended target, instead crashing into the field in south Pennsylvania. It is believed that the pilot, flight attendants and some of the passengers fought back. The crash might have resulted from the hijackers either deliberately crashing the aircraft or losing control of it as they fought with the passengers. Preface a series of + 名词的复数 suicide: kill oneself e.g.: commit suicide hijack (v.) 劫机 hijacker劫机者 take control of = control (vt.) airliner = plane = aircraft (注意: 但指的是航空公司的班机) crash (vi.) 冲撞: The car crashed into the shop window. the Pentagon 美国国防部；五角大楼 intend to do sth = plan to do sth = attempt to do sth target: goal; aim; purpose; objective apparently: obviously; clearly Flight 93: What I Never Know Lines 1 – 20 enormously: to a very extent / degree; greatly; very much e.g.: The girl found the sight of her face on the covers of magazines and newspapers enormously surprising. enormous (adj.): very large; immense e.g.: The sales show was an enormous success. miscarriage (n.) 小产；流产 be precious to: The toy is precious to our baby. on