Unit-12-On-the-Web燕山大学--新闻英语-研究生课.pptVIP

Unit 12 On the Web E-Mail Honored for Uniting Americans Unit 12 On the Web E-Mail Honored for Uniting Americans Unit 12 On the Web E-Mail Honored for Uniting Americans Unit 12 On the Web True/False Exercise 1. E-mails have always angered Americans by flooding their e-mail boxes with junk mail, especially after the terror attacks on the World Trade Cen-ter and the Pentagon. 2. From lighting candles to wearing colors of the American flag, a number of family members of the victims went around the country, urging Ameri-cans to stick together 3. One e-mail suggested that September 11 should be “Flags Across Ameri-ca Day”. 4. Another e-mail declared September 14 to be “U.S. Color Day” in honor of fellow Americans that died. 5. A third e-mail asked people to light a candle when they get up at 7 a.m. in memory of the dead. 6. The third e-mail asked readers to pass it to all victim families across the United States quickly. Unit 12 On the Web Tips for Reading Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web Unit 12 On the Web * * Word bank inbox 收件箱 junk mail 垃圾邮件 bad jokes 蹩脚的笑话 get-rich-quick plan 迅速致富计划 rally 团结 Pentagon 五角大楼 swirl 流传 stick together 团结一心 Flags Across America Day 美国国旗飘扬日 U.S. Color Day 美国国色日 The Pentagon-Department of Defense E-mail, which have long annoyed people by flooding inboxes with junk mail including bad jokes and get-rich-quick plans, are now being used to try to rally Americans after the destructive terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. From lighting candles (to pray for the victims) to wearing the red, white and blue colors of the American flag, several e-mails swirled around the country on Thursday, urging readers to, in the words of one, “show those terrorists that we Americans stick together.”