Unit1WeveBeenHit课文翻译综合教程二

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“我们被撞了”亚当梅布拉姆过去很享受看着暴风雨敲打他办公

18、室窗户的场景：你认为这就是力量吗？梅布拉 姆可能会讥笑。我在世界贸易中心的87楼。这就是力量。百叶窗上的拉绳看起来像在轻轻地摇 晃，但它只是种假象。虽然它是在距离地（tri 1,040英尺的高空中，但是世贸中心还是相当稳 固的。在9月的那个早上，当梅布拉姆感觉到毁灭性的隆隆声时，他瞥了 眼拉绳。他们被疯狂坠入3 英尺的任方向。那天早上，有数干人将被卷入场惊心动魄的灾难，梅布拉姆也是其中的员。尽管多达25,000 人找到了他们安全逃生的方式，但另外的5,000人却没有逃脱得了这场灾难。对于有些人来说，生死攸关的是此时此刻他们所在的地理位置不仅是哪幢楼，明3 层，更重 要的是在大楼的哪个角落。对于

19、有些人来说，选择使用哪个楼梯是最基本的。其他人所面对的则是终极的道徳困境：拯救 自己，还是拯救他人。在名为戴维斯的金融服务公司里，亚当梅布拉姆办公室内的混乱持续了几秒钟。他知道他需要 逃离那里。他把T恤撕成碎片，浸泡在水中，并分发给同事，用来捂住他们的脸。其中：有个是戴维斯 的首席交易员一-哈里拉莫斯。梅布拉姆曾与拉莫斯断断续续起工作了 14年之久。当他在楼梯上急速奔跑时，火花溅在他的脚踝上。当他冲下-段楼梯之后，他才恿识到他的贸 易伙伴，朱红还落在后面。他又跑上楼，此时这个地方充满了烟和燃烧的喷气燃料。看不到朱红 的影（。梅布拉姆又冲下楼梯，成功到达了 78楼，这里恰好是有部电梯和个楼梯的中

20、转大 厅。他看到了 个令人放心的景象，拉莫斯己经淌进混乱的场面中，协助恐慌的工人转到安全的 楼梯间。梅布拉姆继续往下跑，他小腿的肌肉因抽筋而收缩。在53层。他碰见了 个身材粗壮的男人， 他的腿无法移动了。“你想自己过来，还是你想要我们来帮助你？ ”梅布拉姆大声喊道。这个男的说自己需要帮助，亚当梅布拉姆答应了。在噪声、烟气和火花中，梅布拉姆没有总识到他的朋友朱红直紧跟在他后而的那个楼梯间里。 当朱红到53楼的时候，他碰见了哈里拉莫斯。此时拉莫斯停下来去帮助之前梅朱红说道。” 让我帮你吧。“布拉姆碰见的那个身材粗壮的男人。.随后，拉莫斯和朱红起帮助这个男人下了台阶去到了有电梯的地方。“不要乘电梯，” 一个港务局官员尖叫到。朱红和拉莫斯尝试若将份杂志用电梯送下去以测试它的安全性。但是当他们按了 “向下”的按 钮时，电梯门却无法关闭。所以朱红决定亲身试验。他走进电梯，电梯门随后关上了。朱红乘着电梯到了 44楼-一另个中转人厅。到目前为止，切皆好。他按下了 “52”，回到了 上面，准备带着他们一起乘电梯下去。在44楼，采红和拉莫斯起帮助那个男人到了那个会带他们起下去的电梯口。朱红再次按下了 “向下”的按钮。没有反应。他们不得不走楼梯了。 拉莫斯和朱红尽力地去帮助那个男人。步个台阶，”朱红说道。他们已经逃生f 个小时5分钟了。