“Weve Been Hit”.pptVIP

“We’ve Been Hit!” Pre-reading questions: Tell what you know about the 9.11 Attack. Describe a disaster you have experienced or have heard of and how people involved reacted to it. Text Organization Part 1 (para.1) →tells of the common people’s perception about the WTC. Part 2 (para. 2~9) →describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit. Part 3 (para. 10~30) →tells us how the three people (Mayblum, Ramos and Hong) endeavored to save a heavyset man with their joint efforts. Part 4 (para. 31~34) →describes the gathering of some of the survivors and the victims’s wives. It is a most touching scene. It seems to suggest that the author has, from what is described above, reached the conclusion about the ultimate moral dilemma: “Save yourself, or save another”. Language Points Lash: to hit violently or suddenly e.g. The waves lashed (against) the rocks. He lashed the vice of the time. 他抨击当代罪恶。 The tiger lashed its tail angrily. 这虎愤怒地摇尾。 The rain lash against the window. 大雨敲打窗户。 The dogs tail lashed back and forth. 狗尾前后摇摆。 Scoff: to laugh (at) e.g. I came to the meeting to scoff but the speaker persuaded me? syn. deride jeer mock taunt Drawstring n. A cord or ribbon run through a hem or casing and pulled to tighten or close an opening 束带穿入衣边或嵌条套的线绳或带子，用以拉紧或闭合开口 Sway: to move or swing from side to side e.g. The dancer swayed to the music. She swayed and put out a hand to steady herself. 她倒向一边伸出一只手稳住自己。 His speech swayed the voters. 他的讲演影响了选民 Illusion: something that deceives a person by seeming to be real e.g. The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greater space. an optical illusion 视错觉 be under no illusion about [as to] sth. 对某事不存幻想 cherish the illusion that ... 错误地认为... have no illusion about ... 对...不存幻想 What is the purpose of paragraph 1? In this paragraph two images are used to emphasize the power (steadiness) of the WTC. They are storms and drawstrings. Storms were nothing compared with the giant building, and even