综合英语2 Lesson 6.

Unit6TheManintheWater AbouttheAuthor RogerRosenblattProfessorofEnglishProfessorofWritingAB NewYorkUniversityPh D HarvardUniversity AbouttheAuthor RogerRosenblattisajournalist author playwrightandprofessor AsanessayistforTimemagazine hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation amongothers Histelevisionessaysforthe MacNeil LehrerNewsHour havewonhimaGeorgeFosterPeabodyAwardandanEmmy Heisalsotheauthorofsixbooks AbouttheAirCrash OneoftheworstsnowstormsinthehistoryofWashington D C hitthecity20yearsagoonJan 13 1982 Justabouteverythingcloseddown thegovernment businesses schools theairports Byaboutnoon theskiesclearedandWashington sNationalAirportreopenedforbusiness ThecrewofAirFloridaFlight90beganpreparingforanonstoptriptosunnyFortLauderdale Florida At3 59p m thetwin engineBoeing737wasclearedfortakeoffandbeganrumblingdowntherunwayonitsfinalflight AbouttheAirCrash Minuteslater theplanesmashedintothe14thStreetBridge only1 200yardsfromthePentagon destroyingfourautomobilesandkillingfivepeople Thejetthenfellintotheice coveredPotomacRiver bringingallthepassengerstotheirinstantdeathexceptfive fourpassengersandoneflightattendant fromthetailsection whofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywater AbouttheAirCrash Thesefivepeoplehoweversurvivedandtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation sattentionwasthefourthonewhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandflotationringstoothersuntilhewentunder MomentsAftertheCrash At3 59theplaneshudderedasittookoffandtriedtogainaltitude ItclearedtwoofthebridgesonthePotomicRiver butwaslosingaltitude Thecrewandpassengersknewtheywereintroublebeforeitstruckthe14thStreetBridgeandittoreinhalfasitslammedthroughcarsandrailing 栏杆 thenplungedintothecold icy darkwaters MomentsAftertheCrash Momentslateronlythetailsectionremainedafloat 79peoplewereaboardFlight90 sixweretosurvivethecrash butonlyfivewouldlive Huddledtogetherinthecoldicywaters thesurvivorswaitedfortherescuehelicoptertoarrive Treading 踩 踏 water thesurvivorsheldon somewithbrokenarmsandlegs twowithcollapsedlungscausedfromtheimpact We reallgoingtodie someonesaid MomentsAftertheCrash AboardFlight90wasArlandK WilliamsJr whoalwayssatinthetailsectionoftheplane thesafestpartoftheplane hesaid Notlongbefore Williamshadjustdiscussedhismarriagewiththewomanheloved Ithinkwe regoingtomarrysoon MomentsAftertheCrash Itwas4 20beforethehelicopterarrivedatthescene droppingthefirstlifelinedeliveringBertHamilton100yardstoshore Itwouldbetenminutesbeforethehelicopterreturned droppingthelinetoWilliams Hecaughtit butinsteadofwrappingitaroundhimself hepassedthelinetoflightattendantKellyDuncan theonlycrewmembertosurvive Shetooktheline wrappeditunderherarmsandheldtightasshewascarriedtoshore MomentsAftertheCrash Withroomforonlyonehelicopteratatimebetweenbridges itreturnedwithtwolifelines andagainWilliamscaughtitandhandeditofftoyetanothersurvivor JoeStiley themostseriouslyinjuredpassenger MomentsAftertheCrash Tirado whoalsoclungtoStileyandherlifeline however exhausted inpainandshock soonlosthergripandplungedbackintothecoldicywatersofthePotomac Rescuersagaintossedheralifelinebutshewasunabletograspittosaveherownlife UponseeingthisandasTiradowasabouttogounder anonlooker LennySkutnik plungedfromthebanksoftheriverintothefreezingwaterandbroughthersafelytoshore MomentsAftertheCrash By4 30p m Williamshadbeeninthefreezingwaterfor29minutes andhisturnhadfinallycome Thehelicopterturnedoncemoretowardthesinkingtail itstwo mancreweagertomeetthemaninthewater totellhimtheyhadneverseensuchselflesscourage MomentsAftertheCrash Theystrained 竭尽全力 forsignsoftheheroofFlight90 Butthebaldingmanwasgone Hecouldhavegoneonthefirsttrip pilotUsherwept butheputeveryoneelseaheadofhimself Everyone Why Whydidhedothis Whatdidhedothisfor CommentsontheEvent ThefollowingareafewwordshismotherVirginiaWilliamsusedtodescribeherson Hewasaverage shesaid Justaverage Others comment It speoplelikethesethatareheroes Thosepeoplewhostepoutofthenorm 规范 准则 andputtheirlifesecondinconsiderationofothersinacrisis Forisn tit intimesofdanger theaveragemanwhosavesusall ThemeoftheText Heroism Heroismofcoursehasbeenadmired Butthisman sheroismwasunusual Peopleusuallyexpectrevolutionariestodiemartyrs truebelieverstobewillingtodiefortheirfaith peoplereadytolaydowntheirlivesinperformingtheirduty evenpeopletoshowcourageintheirattempttowinpower influence moneyortosavetheirlovedones Butthemaninthewaterdidnotfitanyofthesedescriptions ThemeoftheText Heroism Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisringstoothers hedidnotevenknowthesepeople Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddo Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter Thisistrueheroism RelatedInformation WashingtonD C thecityofformandrules DowntownHome RelatedInformation WashingtonD C thecityofformandrules SightseeingMap RelatedInformation WashingtonD C thecityofformandrules MetroMap RelatedInformation PresidentialMonuments WashingtonMonument InrecognitionofhisleadershipinthecauseofAmericanindependence Washingtonearnedthetitle FatherofhisCountry Withthismonument thecitizensoftheUnitedStatesshowtheirenduringgratitudeandrespectforthefirstpresidentintheUnitedStates RelatedInformation PresidentialMonuments JeffersonMemorial ThomasJefferson politicalphilosopher architect musician bookcollector scientist horticulturist 园艺学家 diplomat inventor andthirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates alsoauthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanIndependence andFatheroftheUniversityofVirginia RelatedInformation PresidentialMonuments LincolnMemorial TheLincolnMemorialisatributetoPresidentAbrahamLincolnandthenationhefoughttopreserveduringtheCivilWar 1861 1865 TheLincolnMemorialwasbuilttoresembleaGreektemple Ithas36Doriccolumns oneforeachstateatthetimeofLincoln sdeath AsculpturebyDanielChesterFrenchofaseatedLincolnisinthecenterofthememorialchamber RelatedInformation ThePotomacRiver ThePotomacRiverisoftenreferredtoasthe Nation sRiver becauseitflowsthroughthenation scapital wherethemagnificentmonumentsoftheWashington Jefferson andLincolnmemorialsarereflectedinitswaters ItisoneofthemostbeautifulandbountifulriversontheEastCoastandisknownforitshistoric scenicandrecreationalsignificance ItbeginsasasmallspringattheFairfaxStoneinWestVirginia andwindsitswaythroughthemountainsandvalleysofAppalachia pastbattlefieldsandoldmanufacturingtowns Theriverflowsmorethan380milesandgrowstomorethan11mileswideasitreachestheChesapeakeBayatPointLookout Maryland RelatedInformation RalphWaldoEmerson RalphWaldoEmerson 1803 1882 isoneofthemostfamousAmericanessayist poetsandphilosophers Knownasatranscendentalist hismainthemesareindividualism independentthinking self reliance idealismandtheworshipofnature HisworksincludeNature Self reliance AmericanScholar Overloadandmanyotheressaysandpoems RelatedInformation RalphWaldoEmerson Transcendentalism aphilosophy doctrinethatknowledgemaybeobtainedbyastudyofthementalprocesses apartfromexperience 先验哲学 认为不必依赖经验仅研究心智活动即可获得知识的学说 RelatedInformation RalphWaldoEmerson QuotesfromEmerson Thesumofwisdomisthattimeisneverlostthatisdevotedtowork Doyourwork andyoushallreinforceyourself Goodbye proudworld I mgoinghome Thouartnotmyfriend Iamnotthine Amanisabundleofrelations aknotofroots whoseflowerandfruitageistheworld RelatedInformation RalphWaldoEmerson QuotesfromEmerson Discontentisthewantofself reliance itisinfirmityofwill Everysweethasitssour everyevilitsgood EverythinginNaturecontainsallthepowersofNature Everythingismadeofonehiddenstuff Theonlyrewardofvirtueisvirtue theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone LanguagePoints 1 Asdisastersgo thisonewasterrible butnotunique as goes comparedwithsth averageAswritersgo OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented Buthewasamongthemostpopular 和一般商人相比 人们认为他是非常诚实的 Asbusinessmengo heisconsideredprettyhonest LanguagePoints 2 Washington thecityofformandrules turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal para1 chaotic adj inastateofdisorderandconfusionchaos n Afterthefailureoftheelectricitysuppliesthecitywasinchaos 电力供应中断 城市陷于混乱之中 blast strong suddenmovementofwindorairWhenthewindowwasopened anicyblastcameintotheroom slap strikewiththepalmofthehand usedfigurativelyhere LanguagePoints 3 Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell blueandgreenAirFlorida thenameofaflyinggarden sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver para1 aesthetic 审美的 有审美能力的Theplaywasanaestheticsuccess 这部戏剧是个艺术上的成功aesthetics 审美学 美学anaesthetic anesthetic 麻木的 麻醉的 麻醉剂 Thepatient sconditionwascriticalandsheneededanoperationbuttherewasnoguaranteethatshewouldsurvivetheanaesthetic thesurgeonwasonthehornsofadilemma 病人情况危急 因而需要手术 但又无法保证她是否能经受得住麻醉剂 外科医生处于进退两难的境地 chunk thick solidpieceorlump一厚块 一大块achunkofmeat ice LanguagePoints clash V 1 makealoud broken confusednoise aswhenmetalobjectsstriketogether Theirswordsclashed 2 meetinconflictThetwoarmiesclashedoutsidethetown 3 ofevents inteferewitheachotherbecausetheyaretobeatthesametimeonthesamedateIt spitythatthetwoconcertsclashed Iwantedtogotoboth 4 beindisagreementwithIclashedwithhimatthemeeting Thecolorofthecurtainclasheswiththecolorofthecarpet LanguagePoints Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell blueandgreenAirFlorida thenameofaflyinggarden sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver para1 Whentheaircrashoccurred itwasnotjustaclashofmetalagainstthebridge butalsoaclashbetweencolors theblue greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver LanguagePoints 4 LastWednesdaytheelements indifferentasever broughtdownFlight90 Andonthatsameafternoonhumannature gropingandstruggling rosetotheoccasion para2 theelements theforcesofnature自然力 风 雨等的力量beexposedtothefuryoftheelementsgrope feelorsearchinthedark摸索 探索Igropeforthelightswitchinthedarkroom 我在黑洞洞的屋里摸索著寻找电灯开关 LanguagePoints indifferentto havingnointerestin notcaringforHowcanyoubesoindifferenttothesufferingsofthosepeople risetotheoccasion challenge task proveoneselfabletodealwithanunexpectedproblem adifficulttask etc 应付自如I msurehewillrisetotheoccasionwhenherealizeswhatisatstake 处于危险境地 LanguagePoints LastWednesdaytheelements indifferentasever broughtdownFlight90 Andonthatsameafternoonhumannature gropingandstruggling rosetotheoccasion para 2 LastWednesday thebadweather unconcernedabouttheconsequencesitmightbringaboutasalways madeFlight90falldown Onthatsameafternoon humannature gropingfortheflotationringsandstrugglingintheicywater cametoproveitsgreatnessdisplayedinanunexpectedtragedy LanguagePoints 5 Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent threeateabletoaccountfortheirbehavior para 3 Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyrescuedthefivesurvivors LanguagePoints acknowledge 1 admitHerefusedto thathewasdefeated He havingbeencheated 2 expressthanksforWeshould giftspromptly 3 indicatethatonerecognizessb bygreetingIpassedherinthestreet butshedidn teven mewhenIsmiled 4 acknowledgementn Wearesendingyouasmallsumofmoneyinacknowledgementofyourhelp LanguagePoints accountfor 1 giveanexplanationorreasonfor说明原因Hecanaccountforeverypennyinhispocket Sciencecannowaccountformanythingsthatancientpeoplecouldnotunderstand 2 answerfor对 负责Youwillhavetoaccountforthemisprintsinthearticle 3 amountto总共达到 总计 等于 Inthatcountrytheproductionofrawmaterialsaccountforaconsiderableproportionofthenationaleconomy 那个国家原材料的生产在国民经济中占相当大的比重 LanguagePoints 6 Ontelevision sidebyside theydescribedtheircourageaswellinthelineofduty para3 line rangeofactivityHislineisbanking 他从事银行业 That snotmyline 那不是我的本行 inlinewith inagreementwith符合 和 一致 Ourforeignpolicyisinlinewiththeinterestsofallthepeopleoftheworld be inlinewith be outoflinewith跟 不一致 LanguagePoints 7 Skutnikaddedthat somebodyhadtogointothewater deliveringeveryhero slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated para3 deliverone sline givearemarkdeliveraspeechdeliveralectureSkutnikgavearemarkthathasbeensaidbeforebymanypeopleinsimilarsituations butitisstilladmirable LanguagePoints 8 Inamasscasualty you llfindpeoplelikehim saidWindsor ButI veneverseenonewiththatcommitment para4 masscasualty largenumberofpeoplehurtorkilledinanaccidentorbattle集体事故Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehiminamasscasualtybecausealthoughnoteveryoneisahero there sboundtobeafairrepresentationofheroesinabigcrowd ButI veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility LanguagePoints 9 Hisselfishnesswasonereasonthestoryheldnationalattention hisanonymityanother para4 anonymityn 匿名 笔者不明anonymousadj an letteran gift匿名的 无名的Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehiminamasscasualtybecausealthoughnoteveryoneisahero there sboundtobeafairrepresentationofheroesinabigcrowd ButI veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility LanguagePoints 10 Thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter para4 Thefactthathewentunidentifiedmadehimarepresentativeman likeeveryoneofuscoulddo Wemayfeelthatitmighthavebeenanyone LanguagePoints 11 ForawhilehewasEveryman andthusproof asifoneneededit thatnooneisordinary para4 Everyone echoesthetitleofamedieval中世纪的playaboutatypicalhumanbeing Itconveystheideathatthisanonymousmanreallyrepresentsthebestofhumannature Whathedidwasnottheactofasupernaturalbeing buttheactofanordinaryperson Yet LanguagePoints 12 Stillhecouldneverhaveimaginedsuchacapacityinhimself para 5 abilitycapabilitycapability 做某事的才干或本领 可与ability通用 但更强潜在的能力 capacity 主要指接受 吸收或容纳的能力 Hehastheabilitytoswimlikeafish Hehasthecapabilityofsolvingpracticalproblems Thetheaterhasaseatingcapacityof300people Thebookiswithinthereadingcapacityofyoungreaders LanguagePoints 13 Hewasthere intheessential classicalcircumstance para7 essential basictypical mostimportantclassic traditionalorlongestablishedWhathappenedthatdaywasatypicalsituationinwhichnatureandmanfoughteachother Andwhennaturebeginstoshowitspower youalwaysfindmanfightback Heisalwaysthere Wecanalwaysexpecttofindsuchahero LanguagePoints 14 Sotheage oldbattlebeganagaininthePotomac Foraslongasmancouldlast theywentateachother natureandman para7 theage oldbattle由来已久的战役betweennatureandman herereferstothetraditionalideathathumancivilizationisarecordofman sgradualconquestofnature goat attack fightTheywentateachotherfuriously 他们互相猛烈攻击 LanguagePoints 15 theonemakingnodistinctionsofgoodandevil actingonnoprinciples offeringnolifelines theotheractingwhollyondistinctions principlesand perhaps onfaith para 7 Natureisindifferent Itdoesnothaveanyideawhatisgoodorwhatisbadforhumanbeings anditdoesnotcare Ithasnomoralprinciples Humanbeings ontheotherhand aredifferent Theyhavemoralstandards Theyhavefeelings Theycareandtheylove Thereforetheyareabletochoosebetweenrightandwrong LanguagePoints 16 Inreality webelievetheopposite andittakestheactofthemaninthewatertoremindusofourtruefeelingsinthismatter para 8 Actually thedeathofthemandidnotmeanthathumanbeingshadlostthebattle Inamoralsense manhadwonbecauseman scouragetodefydeathwasalsoatremendouspower Therefore whathappenedtothismaninthewatershouldfilluswithprideratherthansadness LanguagePoints 17 Themaninthewatersethimselfagainstanimmovable impersonalenemy hefoughtitwithkindness andheheldittoastandstill Hewasthebestwecando para 9 setsb against makesb starttofightorquarrelwithanimmovable impersonalenemy referstonature whichisindifferentandcannotbepersuadedtochangeitsattitudetowardsushumansstandoff asituationinwhichneithersideinafightorbattlecangiveanadvantageadj 冷淡的 不关心的n 疏远 冷淡 不亲切 Vocabulary GrammarExercises 1 Hislongservicewiththecompanywas withapresent A admittedB acknowledgedC attributedD accepted 2 Teachingstudentsofthresholdlevelishardworkbuttheeffortisvery A preciousB rewardingC worthD challenging B B Vocabulary GrammarExercises 3 Amongallthechangesresultingfromthe entryofwomenintotheworkforce thetransformationthathasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnottheleastimportant A massiveB quantitativeC surplusD tragic 4 Whethertheirfootballteamwillwinisamatterof tome A indifferenceB discriminationC deviationD interests A A Vocabulary GrammarExercises 5 Theplane itsbom