英语悠选脱口秀 第107期:旅行记忆之回忆与前行

 　　讲解

　　Today's key word is Memorial

　　Memorial 纪念，纪念堂，纪念碑

　　Something that is established to remind people of a person or an event.

　　Here is an example:

　　We visited the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

　　我们参观了托马斯.杰斐逊纪念堂。

　　今天要说的这个故事，发生在2001年的一个早晨，Adriane wasn't feeling well that morning. She made a phone call at around 7am that day while she was on her way to work. Adriane 本可以请病假休息一天的。

　　But she said on the phone that she was going to save a sick day（病假）for Halloween（万圣节）. 城市的另一边住着Jimmy Jimmy and Gina were engaged（订婚了）.They were going to be married（结婚）. He was a fireman（消防队员）. He had just graduated（毕业）. He had been in the job for just six weeks. Before that he was a paramedic（伞兵军医，护理人员）.

　　He loved helping¹ and rescuing people （救人）那天晚些时候 A couple of hours later, Two airplanes were hijacked（劫持）by terrorists²（恐怖分子） and flew into the buildings where they were working. That day was Sep. 11th.

　　那就是2001年9月11日早晨，19名劫机者控制了四架民航客机。上午8:46，飞机撞向了世贸中心北座大楼。Two planes were crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center（世贸中心）complex in New York City. Adriane, she was on the 101st floor of the building that day. Jimmy was a fireman. Eearly 3000 innocent³ people lost their lives that day.

　　上周我去了美国旅行，I went to see the 911 memorial pool. It's opened on the 10th anniversary⁴ of the attack on the World Trade Center. It is a feat⁵ of engineering⁶ due to the powerful machinery⁷ that powers the site's signature waterfalls.这期节目的一些图片是我拍的一些911纪念池实景照片。Actually the pools are set in the footprints of the Twin Towers.

　　There aren't any fountains this large in one place anywhere else in the country.专门设计的供热系统让这里的水永不结冰，平常会有来自各地的人们到这里纪念逝去的生命。Family members gather at the memorial; some pin flowers or origami（纸鹤） on the victims' names. 有一个对水池的意义很美好的解释：Water comes from the pool, and then it falls into the huge black hole. But the whole system is circulatory（循环的）. The terrorists destroyed（摧毁） the buildings, but they cannot destroy the endless talent（人才）that emerges（出现）repeatedly（不断地）. And the children of the victims will grow up. And hope never dies.

　　有一个对水池的意义很美好的解释：Water comes from the pool, and then it falls into the huge black hole. But the whole system is circulatory（循环的）. The terrorists destroyed（摧毁） the buildings, but they cannot destroy the endless talent（人才）that emerges（出现）repeatedly（不断地）. And the children of the victims will grow up. And hope never dies.

　　这里有一些亲人们缅怀遇难者的文字：“He was very outgoing, he loved his friends and he loved his job. He worked very hard, but played hard too. I didn't realize how many lives he's touched. Even today I'm hearing new stories and I'm reminded of the way he touched people. He was called to come and help, he went back in a second time ...” - Irene Lesiw for JAMES N. PAPPAGEORGE, FIREMAN“Joe was 22, and a graduate of Boston College. He had only been working for six weeks; he was training to be a trader. He was at the south tower on the 89th floor. He was so happy he got the job.”

　　The water pool memorial 就像一个永远的伤口。是一个纪念，是一种记忆。 一触就痛。但它同时也是不能忘却的纪念。给人们慰藉，给人们力量前行。当我们拥有时，就好好相待。 没有人知道明天会发生什么，或者下一秒会发生什么。时间如白驹过隙，一生短暂。能拥抱时，就不要分离。能牵手时，就温柔对待。当分别时，就伴以前行。Come what may. Till death do us part. Carpe diem.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 terrorists   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子( terrorist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence. 恐怖分子已经停止了他们凶残的暴力活动。
• They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands. 他们最后被迫屈从恐怖分子的要求。

3 innocent   

adj.无罪的，清白的；无害的；天真的，单纯的

参考例句：

• I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
• I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。

4 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

5 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

6 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。

7 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。