万花筒 2008-09-15 恐怖袭击
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2008年
Reuters.
On the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, America paused to remember the almost 3000 people who were killed on that sunny Tuesday morning. Relatives of victims killed at the World Trade Center gathered at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan for readings from dignitaries and a recitation of the names of the dead.
I want people to never forget, not only the horror of that day and evil that exists in this world, but this, courage, compassion 1.
Meanwhile in Washington D.C., President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush marked the anniversary during a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House. Both president and Mrs. Bush then headed to the Pentagon where the first major permanent US memorial to commemorate 2 the 9/11 attacks was dedicated 3 to the 184 victims of the airliner 4 attack on the Pentagon.
On this solemn day, politics is taking a backseat. Later, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will pay their silent respects at Ground Zero and then appear together in the evening at a forum 5 on volunteerism and service.
All of these ceremonies are taking place exactly seven years after al-Qaeda militants 6 hijacked 7 four airliners 8 and killed almost 3,000 people.
Jon Decker, Reuters.
- He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
- Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
- This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
- We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
- The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。