美纪念911恐怖袭击14周年

 　　It's now fourteen years since the Twin Towers fell. But time has not fully¹ taken away the sense of loss. Marking the day on which almost 3000 people died, America again came together to remember the worst terrorist attack in recent history.

　　In Washington, at the White House, President Obama marked the day with a moment of silence, just a few miles from where one of the four planes was flown into the Pentagon.

　　The first plane hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York.

　　As in years past, relatives and survivors² gathered here, standing³ beside the pools of remembrance, where water cascades⁴ into the vast foundations of where the Towers once stood.

　　And they read the names of every person who died - a task taking almost four hours to complete.

　　"I lost my husband David Berry."

　　美国纪念911恐怖袭击14周年

　　Amanda Berry's husband was working in the World Trade Center on September the 11th 2001.

　　"It was a really horrible day, and it's a tragedy, and for many family members they're still grieving. It's still very painful and raw for them."

　　But controversy⁵ still surrounds this site. Rosemary Kane comes here every year to remember her son George, one of the 343 firefighters who died. His unidentified remains⁶ are buried beneath the museum - a decision taken without consulting Rosemary.

　　"They never asked, they never took a poll of the family members, and it's despicable. They've stolen the dead, they've taken ownership of the dead and I want people to know that."

　　Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan followed the 9/11 attacks. Al Qaeda has been diminished.

　　But with the rise of the Islamic State and other organizations, the US government says the threat against America is still very real.

　　Indeed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says the country is more danger now than 14 years ago.

　　"Islamic extremist terrorism wants to come here and kill us. And this administration is in more denial and the facts are even more compelling than they were on September 11th 2001."

　　But despite the memorials events the day is less remarkable⁷ than it once was. For many people who work near the site of the attacks, it's just another day in the office.

　　Lower Manhattan, indeed the city in general, is moving on. Last year the 9/11 Museum opened. And just a few months ago One World Trade Center opened to the public - casting its shadow over the site of the terror attacks.

　　All around the area, other towers are going up. Indeed on this anniversary construction didn't stop. For the cranes and builders of Manhattan today was just like any other day.

　　For CRI, I'm Nick Harper in New York.

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 cascades   

倾泻( cascade的名词复数 )； 小瀑布（尤指一连串瀑布中的一支）； 瀑布状物； 倾泻（或涌出）的东西

参考例句：

• The river fell in a series of cascades down towards the lake. 河形成阶梯状瀑布泻入湖中。
• Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. 现在他朝着太阳驶去，开始了穿越喀斯喀特山脉的漫长而曲折的路程。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。