“Weve Been Hit!”Unit 11GreetingsDid you have a happy Spring Festival?1.The Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. Would you like to share your experience or feelings of going home for the Spring Festival? www.themegallery.comCompany Logo2. Do you have any interesting holiday stories to share with us? Is this year different from the last? 3. Do you have any special customs of celebrating the Spring Festival at your home?www.themegallery.comCompany Logo1. family reunion dinner/ supper of Chinese New Years Eve 年夜饭年夜饭 As one of the most important aspects of the Spring Festival, food is essential to a healthy, happy new year in Chinese tradition, and many dishes are imbued with auspicious and symbolic meanings either because of the appearance or the pronunciation of its Chinese name。Some terms for the Spring Festivalwww.themegallery.comCompany Logo2. Spring couplets 春联春联 Spring couplets are pasted on both sides and above the main door. In addition, it is also common to hang calligraphic writing of the Chinese characters for spring, wealth and “blessing”. Some people will even invert the drawings of Fu since the Chinese for inverted is a homonym in Chinese for arrive, thus signifying that spring, wealth or blessing has arrived. www.themegallery.comCompany Logo3. firework and firecracker 烟花爆竹烟花爆竹 A Chinese New Year celebration would not be complete without fireworks. In China fireworks are set off to express joy and happiness during the Spring Festival. It is meant to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Some terms for the Spring Festivalwww.themegallery.comCompany Logo4. giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift;luckymoney 压岁钱压岁钱redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.) 红红包包 In the old days, New Years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes indenominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth. www.themegallery.comCompany Logo5. CCTV Spring Festival Gala 中央电中央电视台春节联欢晚会视台春节联欢晚会 It has become an ingrained tradition on Mainland China to watch the Spring Festival Gala on the Spring Festivals Eve. The Gala adds a mood of celebration as people laugh, discuss and enjoy the performances.Some terms for the Spring Festivalwww.themegallery.comCompany LogoDidyouwatchtheSpringFestivalGala?Whatdoyouthinkofit?Whichprogrammegaveyouthedeepestimpression?Some terms:1.小品小品2. 相声相声3. 魔术魔术4. 歌曲歌曲5. 歌曲联唱歌曲联唱6. 舞蹈舞蹈7. 民族舞蹈民族舞蹈8. 杂技杂技9. 戏剧戏剧skit/ comic sketchcross-talkmagic/ magic trickssongssong medleydancesethnic dances acrobaticsChinese operawww.themegallery.comCompany LogoPre-reading QuestionsBackground InformationStructural AnalysisLanguage PointsTeaching PointsPre-reading questionsn1. Tell what you know about the 9.11 attack.n2. Describe a disaster you have experienced or have heard of and how people involved reacted to it.n3. Talk about the biggest problems our world faces. www.themegallery.comCompany Logomajor challenges facing the world todaynPopulation GrowthnGlobalizationnWorld HealthnThe Crisis of the EnvironmentnReligious and/or Ethnic ConflictsnBiological/Chemical WarfarenTerrorismnInternational CooperationnPovertyndrugswww.themegallery.comCompany Logowww.themegallery.comCompany Logowww.themegallery.comCompany LogonWorld Trade CenterBuilding Details: at New York, built 1966 to 1977, 110 stories, 1353 feet (412 meters) tall about 10,000,000 square feet of rentable space, occupied by about 50,000 people the worlds tallest building for a short time, taking over from the Empire State Building, and then surpassed by the Sears TowerIt was destroyed in 2001.www.themegallery.comCompany LogonEmpire State Buildingv102 floors, 1252 feet, 381 meters high. www.themegallery.comCompany LogonSears TowernAt 1450 feet and 110 stories, the tallest building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. www.themegallery.comCompany Logowww.themegallery.comCompany LogonThe Pentagon is the main building of the US Defense Department, in Washington. The US Defense Department is often referred to as the Pentagon www.themegallery.comCompany LogoOsama bin Laden (19572011 ): He is a Saudi Arabian multimillionairesuspected of planning terrorist attacksagainsttheUnitedStates.September11,2001 terror attacks were sponsored byhim. In 1999 the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation(FBI)placedbinLadenonits Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list inconnection with the bombings of U.S.embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in1998.LittleisknownintheWestaboutbin Ladens life. He inherited his greatpersonalwealthfromhisfather,whoseconstructioncompanyprosperedthrough close connections with theSaudiroyalfamily.www.themegallery.comCompany Logo1.9.11 attack：On Tuesday, September 11,2001, at 8:45 am New York local time, World Trade Center One, the north tower, was hit by a hijacked 767 commercial jet plane, loaded with fuel for a transcontinental flight. World Trade Center Two, the south tower, was hit by a similar hijacked jet 18 minutes later at 9:03 am. On separate but related attacks, the Pentagon building near Washington D.C. was hit by a hijacked 757 at 9:43 am, and at 10:10 am, a fourth hijacked jetliner crashed in Pennsylvania. The south tower, WTC 2, which had been hit second, was the first to suffer a complete structural collapse at 10:05 am, 62 minutes after being hit. The north tower, WTC 1, then also collapsed at 10:29am, 104 minutes after being hit. WTC 7, a substantial 47 storey building in its own right, built in 1987, was damaged by the collapsing towers, caught fire, and later in the afternoon also totally collapsed. 2. The World Trade Center: The World Trade Center is more than itssignature twin towers: it is a complex of 7 buildings on 17 acres of land, constructed and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The towers rise at the heart of the complex, each climbing more than 100 feet higher than the silver mast of the Empire State Building.Before AttackAfter AttackI. Text analysisnThe text describes a particular episode in the disaster that occurred on September 11,2001 in New York in praise of the courage and compassion of man.II. Structural analysisParagraphs29to describe the initial reaction of peopleinsidetheWTCwhenthebuildingwashitParagraph1to tell the common peoples perceptionabouttheWTCParagraphs1030todescribehowthethreepeople(Mayblum,Ramos and Hong) endeavored to save aheavysetmanwiththeirjointefforts.Paragraphs3134to describe the gathering of some of thesurvivorsandthevictimswivesClick to edit title styleHeroesAdam MayblumHarry RamosHong ZhuFireman?www.themegallery.comCompany LogoAdam MayblumWentbacktolookforHong Riphist-shirtandgavethemtohiscolleaguesReadytohelptheheavysetmanwww.themegallery.comCompany LogoHelppanickedworkersHelptheheavysetmantoThelastmomentdead1.Helptheheavysetman2.Betheguineapigtotestthesafetyofthelift.HongZhu/HarryRamoswww.themegallery.comCompany LogoPre-readingQuestionsnWhat do you know about the 9.11 attack?nWhen:It happened on _.Where:_CityWhat:_was attacked by _.September11,2001WorldTradeCenterNewYorktwohijackedjetplanesPage530A third hijacked airliner crashed into the_ in Washington DC.Result:- _and_ collapsed. -Nearly _ people were killed in the terrorist attack.3000TheTwinTowersPentagonUSDODUnited States Department of DefenseInWashingtonD.C.A third hijacked airliner crashed into the Pentagon. Many government buildings including the White House were evacuated for fear they could be targets as well. A portion of the building later collapsed. 32BackgroundnThe WorldTradeCenter (sometimes referred as WTC or TwinTowers) was a complex located in the heart of New York Citys downtown financial district.33BuildingDetailsn110stories,1353feet(412meters)tall(Bysomesources,TowerOnewas1368feettallandTowerTwowas1362feet.Somesourcessay1350feetoverall.)nAbout10,000,000squarefeetofrentablespace,occupiedbyabout50,000people.PentagonnThe headquarters of the United States Department of DefensenAs a symbol of the U.S. military, the Pentagon is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself. 35Whodidthis?nInvestigations into who was behind the terrorist attacks began just hours after the first plane struck the north tower. nAlmost immediately the finger of suspicion was pointed at exiled Saudi dissident OsamabinLaden and his group of followers known as AL Qaeda, or TheBase. 持不同政见者持不同政见者36TheDesignern MinoruYamasaki (山崎實1912-1986) was a Japanese-American architectnThe completion of the 110-story twin towers, which are 411 meters high, took 7 years.Worldtrademeansworldpeace;theWorldTradeCenterbuildingsinNewYorkarelivingsymbolofmansdedicationtoworldpeace.37VolcanoeruptionearthquakefloodtsunamiMudslide HurricaneForest Fire NuclearLeakVictimLeukemiaAirlineDisasterHow to face the disaster?To save yourself or save the other?UnitedOptimisticHelpfulFloorPeopleEvent87th78th53th44th36thMayblum&hiscolleaguesConfusionRamosRamoshelpedpanickedpeopletoastairwell.HongZhu&RamosTheyhelpedaheavysetman.HongZhu&RamosTheyhelpedaheavysetmantothelastbankofelevators.HongZhuRamosfiremantheheavysetmanHongZhuleftalone.Global ReadingDetailed ReadingnAdamMayblumusedtoenjoywatchingasstormslashedthewindowsofhisoffice:Youthinkthatspower?Mayblumwouldscoff.Imonthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter.Thatspower.Thedrawstringsonhiswindowshadeswouldappeartoswayslightly,butitwasanillusion.Althoughitwas1,040feetinthesky,TheWTCwasquitesteady.What did Mayblum think of the WTC before the building was hit?Two images: StormsSwayingofthedrawstringsPowerSteadyPara 1 : tell the common peoples perception about the WTCDetailed ReadingnAdamMayblumusedtoenjoywatchingasstormslashedthewindowsofhisoffice:Youthinkthatspower?Mayblumwouldscoff.Imonthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter.Thatspower.Thedrawstringsonhiswindowshadeswouldappeartoswayslightly,butitwasanillusion.Althoughitwas1,040feetinthesky,TheWTCwasquitesteady.lash:to hit violently or suddenlylash out (at)：speakveryangrilytosb,criticizingorsayingthattheyhavedonesomethingwrong.猛烈抨击猛烈抨击, 严厉斥责严厉斥责（风、雨或水）猛抽，狠打，狂扫（风、雨或水）猛抽，狠打，狂扫海浪击打着岩石。海浪击打着岩石。The waves lashed (against) the rocks.文章抨击了了社会的不公。文章抨击了了社会的不公。The article lashed out at social injustice.你不该嘲弄宗教。你不该嘲弄宗教。You are not supposed to scoff at religion/at ones belief.scoffvi.（常与（常与at连用连用): laugh atscoff atsb. sth. 嘲弄某人嘲弄某人某事某事scoff at difficulties 藐视困难藐视困难scoff:指对一般受到尊重的事物的嘲笑。sneer:指除了用讽刺言语讥笑外还带轻蔑的表情。nWindowshade & drawstring= blind49sway:v.to move or swing from side to siden. controlling influence Beswayedby;DonteverbeswayedbyfashionUndertheswayofThedancerswayedtothemusic.Inmedievaltimesthechurchheldswayovermanycountries.影响，左右受。控制n.(1)幻想幻想,(对自己有利的对自己有利的)妄想妄想 I have no illusion about (2)A false idea or belief 幻觉幻觉,错觉错觉 be under an illusion illusion:my talent for drawing.You are under an illusion about it.Detailed ReadingnAdamMayblumusedtoenjoywatchingasstormslashedthewindowsofhisoffice:Youthinkthatspower?Mayblumwouldscoff.Imonthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter.Thatspower.Thedrawstringsonhiswindowshadeswouldappeartoswayslightly,butitwasanillusion.Althoughitwas1,040feetinthesky,TheWTCwasquitesteady.Detailed Reading (para2-5)nWhenMayblumfeltadevastatingrumbleonthatSeptembermorning,heglancedatthedrawstrings.Theywerecareeningwildly,threefeetineitherdirection.Mayblumwouldbeoneofthousandscastintoanextraordinarypurgatorythatmorning.Whileasmanyas25,000wouldfindtheirwaytosafety,5,000wouldnot.devastating:completely destructivedevastate (v.); devastation (n.):destroy, damage (synonyms)婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。 Affairsdohaveadevastatingeffectonmarriages.Rumble: v.MakeadeepheavycontinuoussoundThunderrumblinginthedistancen.therumbleofdrums远处传来隆隆的雷声天天崩崩地地裂裂的的轰轰鸣鸣声声Comparison: glanceat/stareat/glareat/peerat/gazeatnCareenAheavyfloodtidecausedmyvesselto.Thecaredaroundthecorner.汽车歪歪斜斜疾驶过街角。汽车歪歪斜斜疾驶过街角。Rushforwardinanuncontrollableway.1.Canyouparaphrasethesentence“They were careening wildly, three feet in either direction.”inParagraph2?Theywereswayinguptothreefeetfromsidetoside,likeashipinagreatstorm.Para 2: using the image of drawstring again to indicate the terrible force of the strike.Detailed ReadingnWhenMayblumfeltadevastatingrumbleonthatSeptembermorning,heglancedatthedrawstrings.Theywerecareeningwildly,threefeetineitherdirection.Mayblumwouldbeoneofthousandscastintoanextraordinarypurgatorythatmorning.Whileasmanyas25,000wouldfindtheirwaytosafety,5,000wouldnot.nPurgatory(para.3): PurgatoryistheplacewhereRomanCatholicsbelievethespiritsofdeadpeoplearesenttosufferfortheirsinsbeforetheygotoheaven.(炼狱炼狱)58purgatory:a place or condition of great sufferingThedevastatingearthquakechangedpeopleshomeintoapurgatory. Angelahasathinsharpvoice;itspurgatory tohavetolistentohersing.这场毁灭性大地震将人们的家园变成炼狱。这场毁灭性大地震将人们的家园变成炼狱。torture, plague受苦的经历，折磨 Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning. (Paragraph 3)Paraphrase:Thatmorning,Mayblumwouldbeoneofthousandswhowerethrownintoaterribledisaster. 那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，梅布鲁也是其中的一员。梅布鲁也是其中的一员。Find ones wayFind ones way outFind ones way to找到路;认得路寻找解决方法设法到达Detailed ReadingnForsome,itwasamatterofgeographynotjustwhichtowertheyworkedinoronwhichfloor,butinwhichcornerofthebuilding.Forsome,thechoiceswereasbasicaswhichstaircasetouse./Othersfacedtheultimatemoraldilemma:Saveyourself,orsaveanother.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“For some, it was a matter of geography”(4)Forsomewhethertheycouldsurvivedependedonwheretheywere.对于有些人来说，生死攸关的是此时此刻他们所在的位置对于有些人来说，生死攸关的是此时此刻他们所在的位置-不仅不仅 是哪栋楼，哪一层，更重要的是在大楼的哪个角落是哪栋楼，哪一层，更重要的是在大楼的哪个角落Ultimate:1.Eventual最后的,最终的他的最终目标是什么？2. fundamental基本的,最根本的Ultimateprinciples,questions,causes,resourcesWhatwashisultimategoal?（aim/outcome)3. The most important or powerful thing of a particular kind 至高的；最重要的Ultimatepower,authority,challenge65Marywasinadilemmawhethertomarryorcontinueherstudy.dilemma:asituation in which one has to make a difficult choice面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。Theonlywayoutofthisdilemmaistocooperatewithinthegroup.place/putsb.inadilemmabeonthehornsofadilemmagetoutofdilemma走出困境Question:Whatistheimplicationoftheparallelsentences“Forsomeamatterof”and“Forsomeasbasicas”?Itimplicatesthatpeopleinthebuildingwerein great dangerandwhethertheycansurvivedependedverymuchonwheretheyhappenedtobewhenthebuildingwasstruckandwhattheychoosetodoatthetime.Para 2-5:Present a picture of what happened immediately after the hit.WTC- _purgatoryDevastatingrumbledrawstringcareened_people would be safe, _ would notForsomeForsomeOthers250005000Question: (para6-9)WhatdidAdamMayblumdoinfaceofthedisaster?Isthereanyevidencethatshowedpeoplesconcernforothers?Detailed ReadingTheconfusion（insideAdamMayblumsofficeatMayDavis,afinancialservicesfirm,）lastedjustseconds.Heknewheneededtogetout. Decision-go out immediatelyDetailed ReadingnHe rippedhisT-shirtintopieces,soakedthepiecesinwaterandgavethemtocolleaguestocovertheirfaces.Amongthem:HarryRamos,head traderatMayDavis.MayblumhadworkedwithRamosoffandonfor14years.SparksbitatMayblumsanklesashe racedforthestairs.Hebolted downtwoflightsbeforerealizingthathistradingpartner,HongZhu,hadbeenleftbehind.Hewent backupstairs,thewholeareanowfilledwithsmokeandburningjetfuel.Detailed ReadingnTherewasnosignofHong.Mayblumhurried downagain andmadeittothe78thfloor,atransferlobbywhereonesetofelevatorsandstairsendedandanotherbegan.Hesawareassuringsight;Ramoshadwadedintothepandemoniumtohelppanickedworkersintoastairwell.Afterafewsecondsofinitialconfusion,peoplebegantotrytogettheirwayout.-theemployeesinMayDavis.Peoples concern for each other:1,MayblumsharedhisrippedT-shirtwithhiscollegaues2,Mayblumwentbacktolookforhistradingpartner3,Ramoshelpedpanickedworkersintoastairwell.Rip: tearapartquicklyandviolently.撕开；扯开 ripintopieces=tearintopiecesripoff敲诈 他们在宾馆敲诈了我们。Theyrippedusoffatthathotel.SoakShespentsometimeinginahotbath.Therainpoureddown,ingtheirhair.Foot SoakpedicureDetailed ReadingnHe rippedhisT-shirtintopieces,soakedthepiecesinwaterandgavethemtocolleaguestocovertheirfaces.Amongthem:HarryRamos,head traderatMayDavis.MayblumhadworkedwithRamosoffandonfor14years.SparksbitatMayblumsanklesashe racedforthestairs.Hebolted downtwoflightsbeforerealizingthathistradingpartner,HongZhu,hadbeenleftbehind.He went back upstairs, the whole area now filled with smoke and burning jet fuel. ExplosionDetailed ReadingnTherewasnosignofHong.Mayblumhurried downagain andmadeittothe78thfloor,atransferlobbywhereonesetofelevatorsandstairsendedandanotherbegan.Hesawareassuringsight;Ramos had waded into the pandemonium to help panicked workers into a stairwell. wade into :begintodealwithsomeoneorsth.wadedintothetask投入到工作中Ifthereispandemoniuminaplace,thepeoplethereareBehavinginaverynoisyanduncontrolledway.喧闹；嘈杂；混乱He walked into the chaos with great determination (difficulty)Therewaswhenthenewswasannounced.nStairwell (楼梯井) & Flight (一段楼梯)nStairway（楼梯）（楼梯）, staircase（阶梯、楼梯间）（阶梯、楼梯间）, stairwell, flightofstairs or simply stairs are names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. 76Detailed Reading (11-14)Mayblumcontinuedhisdescent,the muscles in his calves contracting in spasms.Onthe53rdfloor,hecameacrossaheavyset manwhoselegsjustwouldntmoveanymore.Doyouwanttocome,ordoyouwantustosendhelp?Mayblumshouted.Themanaskedhimsendhelp.Adamsaidhewould.Inthenoise,smokeandsparks,MayblumdidntrealizethathisfriendHongZhuwasbehindhiminthestairwellthewholetime.WhenHonggottothe53rdfloor,hecameacrossHarryRamos.RamoshadstoopedtohelptheheavysetmanMayblumhadseenearlier.Illgiveyouahand,Hongsaid.Together,RamosandHonghelpedthemandownonemoreflighttoanelevator.nHeavyset(euphemism)nOverweight(more polite)nPlump(of women)nChubby(of babies)nStout(rather fat & heavy)nObese (unhealthily fat) Mayblumsencounterwiththeheavysetmanonthe53rdfloor,whereRamosandHongofferedtheirhelp.78Howdidtheymanagetogetdownfromthe53rdfloortothe36thfloor?Theyfirstgotdowntothe44thfloorintheelevatorwhich,fortunately,wasstillworking.ThenRamosandHonghelpedthemandowntothe36thfloor,whichtookthemanhourandfiveminutes.Detailed readingDetailed Reading (15-22)Detailed Reading“Donttakeit,”aPort Authority officialscreamed.HongandRamostriedtosendamagazinedownintheelevatortotestitssafety.Butwhentheypressedthe“down”button,thedoorswouldntclose.SoHongdecidedthathewouldbetheguinea piginstead.Hesteppedinside,andthedoorsshutbehindhim.Hongtooktheelevatordowntothe44thfloor,thenexttransferlobby.Sofarsogood.Hepressed“52”,wentbackupandcollectedRamosandtheheavysetman.?Things are satisfactory up to this point.nGuineapigIt is now typically kept as a pet or for laboratory research.There were experiments of which the POWs are to be the s.拿战俘充当实验品的实验Detailed ReadingOn44HongandRamoshelpedthemantowardthe last bank of elevatorsthatwouldtakethemallthewaydown.Hongpressedthe“down”buttonagain.Nothing.Theywouldhavetotakethestairs.RamosandHongtriedtosupporttheman.“one step at a time,”Hongsaid.Theyhadbeentryingtogetoutforanhourandfiveminutes.Theywereon36whentheyfelttheSouthTowercollapse.WhydidthefiremanshoutatHong?WhatdidhepossiblydoafterHongleft?ThefiremanshoutedatHongpossiblybecausehewantedtosaveatleastonemoreperson.AfterHonglefthepossiblyjoinedRamosinhelpingtheheavysetman.Detailed readingDetailed Reading (23-30)The heavyset man: completely exhausted.Ramos and Hong still insisted in helping him out of the building. The fireman shouted; Hong left alone.Mainidea:themostdangerousmomentDetailed Readingn“Wereallyhavetomove,”Hongsaid.nTherumblesofthecollapsingtowernextdoorseemedtosaptheheavysetmanofhislastgaspsofenergy.“Icantdoitanymore,”hesaid,sittingdown.nHongandRamostriedtopersuadehimtocontinue.“Youdonthavetomoveyourlegs!”Hongshouted.“Justmoveyourbutt.Letsgo!”Butthemancouldntgoon.nAfiremanranuptothem.Hongexpectedthathewouldjoinintogettheheavymantomove.Instead,thefiremanturnedtoHong.nsapvt.weakenslowly消耗（精力）；消弱（信心）Synonym:weaken, exhaust, drainCollocation:sap up on sb. beat up sb. 殴打某人 Detailed reading我担心患病已让我元气大伤。我担心患病已让我元气大伤。Imafraidsicknesshadsappedmystrength.nButtnHipnButtocksnBottomnBehindnBacksideBig Butt Chairs86nBeer bellyLove handleDouble chin87Detailed Readingn“Whoareyou,screamingathimtogetout?”thefiremanshouted.“Yougetout!”nHonglookedatRamos,whowasstillstandingwiththeheavysetman.n“Imcomingdownwithyou,”Ramostoldtheman.“Imnotgoingtoleave.”n“Ileft,”Hongsayssorrowfully.“Alone.”nWhatsthemainideaofthispart?Thegatheringofsomeofthesurvivorsandthevictimsfamilymembersinmemoryofthedeadafterthedisaster.Detailed readingDetailed Reading (31-34)Detailed ReadingnThenextday,AdamMayblumsentane-maildescribinghisexperiencetofriendsandrelatives,whosentittostillothers.Thee-mailwasreadbysomeoneinSanFranciscowhoknewawomaninNewYorknamedRebecca.Herhusband,Victor,aheavysetman,wasmissing.nOnSaturday,September15,MayDavisschairmanhadagatheringathisNewJerseyhome.AdamMayblumwasthere.SowasHongZhu.Rebeccawasalsothere,learninghowherhusband,Victor,hadbeencomfortedinhislastmoments,howHarryRamoshadrefusedtoleavehimbehind.nDetailed ReadingRamosswife,Micky,wastheretoo.ShekeptaskingMayblumandHongwhereherhusbandwas,convincedthatsomehow,HarrytheonlyMayDavisemployeestillmissingwasalive.Piecebypiece,shedevelopedapictureofhisescape:Harrywason87whentheplanehit.Hestoppedtohelpon78.Hemet up withHongon53.Butashardasshetried,asmanyquestionsassheasked,the picture began tofade on the 36th floor.meet up withcomeacross偶遇Notes:meetthecase适当，令人满意适当，令人满意meetsb.half-way与某人妥协与某人妥协meetonesWaterloo（在比赛中）惨败（在比赛中）惨败Detailed reading玛丽在异国的街头偶遇了她的学生。玛丽在异国的街头偶遇了她的学生。Marymetupwithherstudentonthestreetofaforeigncountry. the picture began to fade on the 36th floor Explanation: nothing was known about what had happened on the 36th floor.Translation:在第在第36层，逃生的画面变得模糊起来。层，逃生的画面变得模糊起来。Detailed readingWhatisthesignificanceofthelastparagraph?Andwhatisitsrelationtothesubtitleofthetext“Withthebuildinginflames,onemanneededhelp.Anothermanrefusedtoleavehim”? ThelastparagraphisacondensedaccountofRamossheroicdeed.Itechoes thesubtitlewithaverymovingpicture.Noticetheword“fade,”whichliterallymeans“becomeunclear,”suggestingthatHarryRamosswifewasunabletoabsorbthetruthaboutherhusbandsdeath.Detailed readingPurpose Title