Unit1WeveBeenHit課文翻譯綜合教程二

1、Unit 1 “Weve Been Hit!”With the building in flames, one man needed help. Another man refused to leave himAdam Mayblum used to enjoy watching as stonns lashed the windows of his office: You think thats power? Mayblum would scoff. Im on the 87th floor of tlie World Trade Center That s power The drawst

2、rings on his window shades would appear to sway slightly, but it was an illusion. Altliougli they were 1,040 feet in the sky，The WTC was quite steadyWhen Mayblum felt a devastating rumble on that September morning, lie glanced at tlie drawstrings. They were careening wildly, three feet ill either di

3、rection.Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary7 purgatory that morningl. While as many as 25,000 would find their way to safety, 5,000 would not.For some, it was a matter of geography2 一 not just which tower they worked in or on which floor, but in which corner of the buildingF

4、or some, the choices were as basic as which staircase to use. Others faced the ultimate moral dilemma: Save yourself, or save another.Tlie confusion inside Adam Mayblum s office at May Davis，a financial services firm, lasted just seconds He knew he needed to get out.He ripped his T-shirt into pieces

5、, soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces Among them: Hairy Ramos, head trader at May Davis Mayblum had worked with Ramos off and on for 14 years.3Sparks bit at Mayblum ankles as he raced for the stairs. He bolted down two flights before realizing that his trading

6、 partner, Hong Zhu, had been left behind He went back upstairs, the whole area now filled with smoke and burning jet fuelTliere was no sign of Hong. Mayblum humed down again and made it to the 78th floor, a transfer lobby where one set of elevators and stairs ended and another began He saw a reassur

7、ing sight; Ramos had waded into the pandemonium to help panicked workers into a stairwell.Mayblum continued his descent, the muscles in his calves contracting in spasms On tlie 53rd floor, lie came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldnt move anyrmore.4* Do you want to come, or do you want 11s

8、 to send help? * Mayblum shoutedTlie man asked him to send help. Adam said lie wouldIn the noise, smoke and sparks, Mayblum didnt realize that his friend Hong Zhu was behind him in the stairwell the whole time. When Hong got to the 53rd floor, he came across Harry Ramos Ramos had stooped to help the

9、 heavyset man Mayblum had seen earlier. Ill give you a hand, ” Hong said.Together, Ramos and Hong helped the man down one more flight to an elevator.u Dont take it, a Port Authority official screamedHong and Ramos tried to send a magazine down in the elevator to test its safety But when they pressed

10、 the “ down button, the doors wouldnt close So Hong decided that lie would be the guinea pig instead.5He stepped inside, and the doors shut behind him.Hong took the elevator down to the 44th floor, the next transfer lobby. So far, so good He pressed “ 52, went back up and collected Ramos and the hea

11、vyset man.On 44 Hong and Ramos helped the man toward the last bank of elevators that would take them all the way down.Hong pressed the “ down button again Nothing. They would have to take the stairs. Ramos and Hong tried to support the man One step at a time, Hong said.Tliey had been trying to get o

12、ut for an hour and five minutes. They were on 36 when they felt the South Tower collapse44 We really have to move, Hong said.Tlie rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed to sap the heavyset man of liis last gasps of energy “ I cant do it anymore， lie said, sitting down.Hong and Ramos tried

13、to persuade him to continue44 You dont have to move yourlegs! Hong shouted “ Just move your butt. Let s go! But the man couldnt go on.A fireman ran up to them Hong expected that he would join in to get the heavy man to move. Instead, the fireman turned to Hong.Who are you, screaming at him to get ou

14、t? the fireman shouted “You get out!Hong looked at Ramos, who was still standing with the heavyset man.u Tm coming down with you， Ramos told the man. “ Tm not going to leave441 left, ” Hong says sorrowfully “ Alone. ”Tlie next day, Adam Mayblum sent an e-mail describing his experience to friends and

15、 relatives, who sent it to still others The e-mail was read by someone in San Francisco who knew a woman in New York named Rebecca Her husband, Victor, a heavyset man, was missing.On Saturday, September 15, May Davis s chairman had a gathering at his New Jersey home Adam Maybluni was there So was Ho

16、ng Zhu. Rebecca was also there, learning how her husband, Victor, had been comforted in his last moments, how Harry Ramos had refused to leave him behindRamoss wife，blicky, was there too. She kept asking Mayblum and Hong where her stillemployee Davis May only the Harry somehow, that convinced was, h

17、usband missing was alive.Piece by piece, she developed a picture of his escape: Harry was on 87 when the plane hit. He stopped to help on 78. He met up with Hong on 53. But as hard as she tried, as many questions as she asked, the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.6“我們被撞了”亞當梅布拉姆過去很享受看著暴風雨敲打他辦公

18、室窗戶的場景：你認為這就是力量嗎？梅布拉 姆可能會譏笑。我在世界貿易中心的87樓。這就是力量。百葉窗上的拉繩看起來像在輕輕地搖 晃，但它只是種假象。雖然它是在距離地（tri 1,040英尺的高空中，但是世貿中心還是相當穩(wěn) 固的。在9月的那個早上，當梅布拉姆感覺到毀滅性的隆隆聲時，他瞥了 眼拉繩。他們被瘋狂墜入3 英尺的任方向。那天早上，有數(shù)干人將被卷入場驚心動魄的災難，梅布拉姆也是其中的員。盡管多達25,000 人找到了他們安全逃生的方式，但另外的5,000人卻沒有逃脫得了這場災難。對于有些人來說，生死攸關的是此時此刻他們所在的地理位置不僅是哪幢樓，明3 層，更重 要的是在大樓的哪個角落。對于

19、有些人來說，選擇使用哪個樓梯是最基本的。其他人所面對的則是終極的道徳困境：拯救 自己，還是拯救他人。在名為戴維斯的金融服務公司里，亞當梅布拉姆辦公室內的混亂持續(xù)了幾秒鐘。他知道他需要 逃離那里。他把T恤撕成碎片，浸泡在水中，并分發(fā)給同事，用來捂住他們的臉。其中：有個是戴維斯 的首席交易員一-哈里拉莫斯。梅布拉姆曾與拉莫斯斷斷續(xù)續(xù)起工作了 14年之久。當他在樓梯上急速奔跑時，火花濺在他的腳踝上。當他沖下-段樓梯之后，他才恿識到他的貿 易伙伴，朱紅還落在后面。他又跑上樓，此時這個地方充滿了煙和燃燒的噴氣燃料?？床坏街旒t 的影（。梅布拉姆又沖下樓梯，成功到達了 78樓，這里恰好是有部電梯和個樓梯的中

20、轉大 廳。他看到了 個令人放心的景象，拉莫斯己經淌進混亂的場面中，協(xié)助恐慌的工人轉到安全的 樓梯間。梅布拉姆繼續(xù)往下跑，他小腿的肌肉因抽筋而收縮。在53層。他碰見了 個身材粗壯的男人， 他的腿無法移動了。“你想自己過來，還是你想要我們來幫助你？ ”梅布拉姆大聲喊道。這個男的說自己需要幫助，亞當梅布拉姆答應了。在噪聲、煙氣和火花中，梅布拉姆沒有總識到他的朋友朱紅直緊跟在他后而的那個樓梯間里。 當朱紅到53樓的時候，他碰見了哈里拉莫斯。此時拉莫斯停下來去幫助之前梅朱紅說道。” 讓我?guī)湍惆??！安祭放鲆姷哪莻€身材粗壯的男人。.隨后，拉莫斯和朱紅起幫助這個男人下了臺階去到了有電梯的地方?！安灰穗娞?，” 一個港務局官員尖叫到。朱紅和拉莫斯嘗試若將份雜志用電梯送下去以測試它的安全性。但是當他們按了 “向下”的按 鈕時，電梯門卻無法關閉。所以朱紅決定親身試驗。他走進電梯，電梯門隨后關上了。朱紅乘著電梯到了 44樓-一另個中轉人廳。到目前為止，切皆好。他按下了 “52”，回到了 上面，準備帶著他們一起乘電梯下去。在44樓，采紅和拉莫斯起幫助那個男人到了那個會帶他們起下去的電梯口。朱紅再次按下了 “向下”的按鈕。沒有反應。他們不得不走樓梯了。 拉莫斯和朱紅盡力地去幫助那個男人。步個臺階，”朱紅說道。他們已經逃生f 個小時5分鐘了。