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英语新闻英语

U.S.UnderAttack

ByRichardWillingandJimDrinkard

ThenationwentonafullwartimealertTuesdayafterterroristattacksinNewYorkCityandWashingtonleftanunknownnumberofkilledandwoundedandshookthenationasperhapsnothinghadsincetheJapaneseattackonPearlHarbornearly60yearsago.

“Freedomitselfwasattackedthismorningbyafacelesscoward,andfreedomitselfwillbedefended,”PresidentBushsaidearlyTuesdayafternoon,fromaLouisianaairbasetowhichhehadbeenevacuated.

Deathandinjurytollswerenotimmediatelyavailable,butwereexpectedtoreachperhapsintothethousands.

“Makenomistake－theUnitedStateswillhuntdownandpunishthoseresponsibleforthesecowardlyacts,”Bushsaid.

Therehourslater,CIAsourcessaidtheyhadevidencelinkingOsamabinLaden,Saudi-bornsponsorofIslamicterrorism,totheattacks.

BushspokeafterapparentlyhijackedcommercialairlinersloadedwithpassengerscrashedintobothtwintowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity,causingthemtocollapse,andthePentagonnearWashingtonduringrushhourTuesdaymorning.Thecoordinatedstrikescamewithoutwarning.

Atabout10:

40a.m.,2hoursafterthecrash,afourthapparentlyhijackedjetcrashednearSomersetCountyAirportnearJohnstown,Pa.FederalofficialsbelieveitwasenroutetoWashingtontoparticipateintheattack.

OfficialsofAmericanandUnitedAirlines,whicheachownedtwoofthejets,reportedthat266peoplewereaboardthefourjets.

TheWorldTradeCenter,amongtheworld’stallestbuildings,hadbeenattackedandpartiallydestroyedbyIslamicterroristsusingatruckbombin1993.

Thefederalgovernmentmovedquicklytoplacethenationonfull-scalesecurityalertcommensuratewithanenemyattack..

Intelligenceofficialssaidthatforatleastthepast10daystheyhadanticipatedapossibleattackbyfollowersofOsamabinLaden,theSaudi-bornfinancierofIslamicterrorgroups.Buttheofficialssaidtheyhadexpectedtheattacks,ifany,tocomeagainstAmericantargetsabroad.AmericanembassiesandmilitaryinstallationsoverseaswereonhighalertTuesday.

Nationalsecuritysourcessaidtheyareworkingunderthepremisethattheattackwillberenewed.Nocrediblegrouphasclaimedresponsibilityfortheattacks.ButauthoritiesbelievethatthecoordinationinvolvedandthewillingnessoftheattackerstodietokillotherspointtoaradicalIslamicgroup.

BushcutshortatriptoFloridatopromotepubliceducationandflewtoamilitaryairbaseinLouisianatoprotecthissecurity.TheCIA,sourcessaid,advisedhimtodeploynavybattlegroupsintheAtlantictoguardagainstrenewedattacks.HeconvenedameetingoftheNationalSecurityCouncil.Airportsnationwidewereclosed,forcingthegroundingofmorethan3600aircraft,andtheWhiteHouse,U.S.Capitol,StateandJusticedepartmentsandUnitedNationswereevacuated.

Acrossthenation,theimpactwasimmediate.InGlastonbury,Conn.,amemorialserviceatSt.Paul’sCatholicattractedmembersofmanyfaiths.AtArlingtonHospital,nearthePentagon,volunteerseagertodonatebloodshowedupjustasthefirstvictimswerebroughtin.InSiouxFalls,S.D.,U.S.MarshalLyleSwensonfoughtthroughnearpanicconditionstohelpcloseandevacuatethelocalairport.

“Thewaythesethingsaretimed,…youwonderwhat’scomingnext,”hesaid.

Congressionalleadersweremovedtoanunspecified“securelocation,”acongressionalsourcesaid.

America’sintelligencecommunityfacedcriticismforfailingtowardofftheattacks.

“（Thisis）abigintelligencefailure,”saidLawrenceEagleburger,asecretaryofstateunderthefirstPresidentGeorgeBush.

“Thisisanactofwar.ThisisthebiggestequivalenttoPearlHarborthatwe’vehadin60years.”

AuthoritiesbelieveoneofthejetsusedintheWorldTradeCenterattackswasanAmericanAirlines767hijackedafterleavingBoston.Thatjetstruckatowerofthe110-floorWorldTradeCenteratabout8:

45a.m.nearthetopandcausingalargeexplosionandfire.Thetowerstruckfirstwastheonetoppedbyalargeantennaandbeacon.

Lessthan20minuteslater,atabout9:

04a.m.,theWorldTradeCenter’ssecondtowerwashitbyanotherhijackedairlinerinsimilarfashion.Thattowerpartiallycollapsed,fromtheforceofthecrash.Theothertowerfelllaterinthemorning.

Atabout9:

40,athirdjetwascrashingintoawestwallofthePentagonintheWashingtonsuburbofArlington,Va.Thataircraft,alsoacommercialjet,wasclearlyvisibletorushhourcommutersasitswoopedinlowoverInterstatehighwayI-95.

Inall,two757sand767swereused,federalauthoritiesandairlinesofficialssaid.

…

Terrorismexpertssaidthatthedateoftheattack－September11－holdnospecialsignificanceintheMuslimreligionorintheannalsofArabterrorgroups.

ButtheydidnotethatanassociateofOsamabinLadenwasscheduledtobesentencedtoday（Sept12）forhisroleinthe1998bombingoftheAmericanembassyinTanzaniathatkilled213.ThefederalcourthouseinNewYorkCityislocatedneartheWorldTradeCentersiteinlowerManhattan.

Investigatorsalsodeclinedtosayhowtheybelievetheattackswerecarriedout.Oneworkingtheory:

Theterroristsweretrainedpilotswhooverwhelmedcabincrewsthenflewthejetsthemselves.

TheultimateimpactonAmericanliferemainstobeassessed.ButTonyCordesman,amilitaryandMiddleEastexpertattheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudiesinWashington,saiditislikelytobeprofound.

“Inonehorriblemoment,theneedforhomelanddefensehasgonefrombeingatheoreticalrisktoagrimreality,”hesaid.“Nooneofus－ingovernmentorcounterterroristexpertsoutsidegovernment－believedthatanyonewascapableoflaunchinganattackwiththisdegreeoflethalityandcoordination.”

Sin.ChuckHagel,R-Neb,saidthat“thischangeseverything.”

“Weessentiallyhavebeenattackedathome…Wearechangedforevermore.”

AbridgedfromUSAToday,September11,2001

Words&expressions

1.annalsn.anofficialrecordofeventsoractivities

2.antennan.天线

3.commensurateadj.（with）相称的，相当的

4.convenev.tocausetocometogetherformally

5.enroute:

ontheway

6.evacuatev.tosendpeopletoasaferplacefromadangerousplace

7.facelessadj.匿名的，身份不明的

8.hijackv.劫持，劫机

9.installationn.军事基地

10.lethalityn.致命性，毁坏性

11.premisen.前提，假设

12.swoopv.猛扑；突然袭击

13.unspecifiedadj.未指明的

14.wardoff:

toavoid

1．新闻报道引语

本篇课文作者大量使用引语，使整个事件的报道增强了真实感、客观性和生动性。

值得注意的事，新闻报道“在阴雨使用方面形式多种多样”，显得什么活泼。

据笔者观察，主要形式如下：

1.借助“说”意动词，这是最常见的形式。

例如：

“Makenomistake–theUnitedStatswillhuntdownandpunishthoseresponsibleforthesecowardlyacts,”Bushsaid.

2.借助“说”意名词。

例如：

StateDepartmentSpokesmanJohnHughesissuedapolitebutjustifiedscolding:

”ThetraditionhasbeennottocriticizetheU.S.fromforeignplatforms—particularlyfromcountrieshostiletotheU.S.”

3.借助表示说话态度的形容词。

例如：

PostExecutiveEditorBenBardleswasmoreupbeat:

“Wearedelightedourreportingwasvindicated.Itisagreatdayfornewspapers.”

4.借助介词短语“accordingto”。

例如：

ButaccordingtoatopwhiteHouseofficial,“UntilJimBakerandhislegislativestrategicgrouptookthethingover,wedidn’thaveaverygoodideaofwhetherorhowwecouldwin.”

5．借助上下文。

例如：

Ayoungwoman（spoke）atarally:

“Ferraroiswonderful...We’llgetmillionswhomightotherwisehavestayedathome.”

6．与间接引语结构混合使用。

例如：

Mr.Hintorsaidthearrestofoppositionleaderwas“oneoftheunfortunateaspectsoftheelection.”

引语的使用使语言“具有强了的真实感和直接感，同时还可增加结构变化和趣味性”。

由于这种功能，报刊英语中常出现含糊引语（InexplicitQuotation）。

例如：

a.SylviaCorvo,81wasretiredforsevenyearsafterasecretarialcareeratthetravelersCorporation:

“Verybored,”shecamebacktoworkparttimein1981..

b.PeterKopf,directorofinformationtechnologyatUSAToday,wasstalledintrafficnearthePentagon,creatinga“hugefireball.”

2．借代（Metonymy）

UncleSam（山姆大叔）-----------TheUnitedStates（美国）

FleetStreet（舰队街）-----------theBritishpress（英国报界）

ThePentagon（五角大楼）---------U.S.DefenceDepartment（美国国防部）

FoggyBottom（雾谷）---------U.S.StateDepartment（美国国务院）

Hollywood（好莱坞）----------Americanfilm-makingindustry（美国电影制片业，电影界）

10DowningStreet（唐宁街10号）----theresidenceandofficeoftheBritishprimeminister（英国首相官邸）

Ivan（伊万）---------theRussianpeople（俄罗斯人民）

1）

以典型的人体组织、四肢或器官借代抽象行为和能力

e.g.Karajanhadruledhisaugustorchestra,theBerlinPhilharmonic—ofwhichhehadbeennamedconductorforlifein1955—withabrilliantearandironfist.

Ear借代“听觉”

Fist借代“手腕”

Brain借代“人才”，“思维”或“专门知识”:

Braindrain.

I’vecometopickyourbrains.You’reametallurgist,andI’vebeenaskedthisquestionaboutsteel.

Eye借代“风眼”，表示“中心”:

Hewasthemanattheeyeofthestorm,supremelyconfidentthathewillstillbeworkinghiswillandwitontheworldwhenthethunderandgale-windsarespent.

Teeth借代强硬态度，决心，力量等：

GromykoissaidtohavetoldthePolitburo,“buthehasironteeth.

Respondingtothecrisis,GhanaianForeignSecretaryObedAsamoahtoldtheBBCinLondonthatit’stimethepeace-keepingforceshoweditsteeth.

2）以人名借代事物或观念

*HereadsShakespeare.

*AntonRubinsteinwasrenownedforhisrenditionofTchailkovsky.

*MostAlzheimer’sdiseaseisn’thereditary;thekeyriskfactorisage,notfamilyhistory.

*TheonlyFrenchfilmsthathavebeenabletochallengeAmericanfilmsattheboxofficehavebeeninawayveryFrench—‘ThreeMenandaBaby’,whichisnowoutasaremakeintheU.S.,and‘LeGrandChien’whichwasthesurprisehitthisyear.TheyarenotimitationsofStallone.

2）以动、植物借代某种特征

bear:

●Votersmayfavordefensespendingcuts,buttheyremaincautiousaboutlettingtheirguarddowntoomuchtoo