Unit-We’ve-Been-Hit!課文翻譯綜合教程二

1、Withthebuildinginflames,onemanneededhelp.Anothermanrefusedtoleavehim.AdamMayblumusedtoenjoywatchingasstormslashedthewindowsofhisoffice:Youthinkthatspower?Mayblumwouldscoff.Imontho87ihtHeWorldTradeCenter.Thatspower.Thedrawstringsonhiswindowshadeswouldappeartoswayslightly,butitwasanillusion.Althoughth

2、eywere1,040feetinthesky,TheWTCwasquitesteady.WhenMayblumfeltadevastatingrumbleonthatSeptembermorning,heglancedatthedrawstrings.Theywerecareeningwildly,threefeetineitherdirection.Mayblumwouldbeoneofthousandscastintoanextraordinarypurgatorythatmorning1.Whileasmanyas25,000wouldfindtheirwaytosafety,5,00

3、0wouldnot.Forsome,itwasamatterofgeography2notjustwhichtowertheyworkedinoronwhichfloor,butinwhichcornerofthebuilding.Forsome,thechoiceswereasbasicaswhichstaircasetouse.Othersfacedtheultimatemoraldilemma:Saveyourself,orsaveanother.TheconfusioninsideAdamMayblumsofficeatMayDavis,afinancialservicesfirm,l

4、astedjustseconds.Heknewheneededtogetout.HerippedhisT-shirtintopieces,soakedthepiecesinwaterandgavethemtocolleaguestocovertheirfaces.Amongthem:HarryRamos,headtraderatMayDavis.MayblumhadworkedwithRamosoffandonfor14years.3SparksbitatMayblumsanklesasheracedforthestairs.Hebolteddowntwoflightsbeforerealiz

5、ingthathistradingpartner,HongZhu,hadbeenleftbehind.Hewentbackupstairs,thewholeareanowfilledwithsmokeandburningjetfuel.TherewasnosignofHong.Mayblumhurrieddownagainandmadeittothe78thfloor,atransferlobbywhereonesetofelevatorsandstairsendedandanotherbegan.Hesawareassuringsight;Ramoshadwadedintothepandem

6、oniumtohelppanickedworkersintoastairwell.Mayblumcontinuedhisdescent,themusclesinhiscalvescontractinginspasms.Onthe53rdfloor,hecameacrossaheavysetmanwhoselegsjustwouldntmoveanymore.4“Doyouwanttocome,ordoyouwantustosendhelp?”Mayblumshouted.Themanaskedhimtosendhelp.Adamsaidhewould.Inthenoise,smokeandsp

7、arks,MayblumdidnrealizethathisfriendHongZhuwasbehindhiminthestairwellthewholetime.WhenHonggottothe53rdfloor,hecameacrossHarryRamos.RamoshadstoopedtohelptheheavysetmanMayblumhadseenearlier.Illgiveyouahand,“Hongsaid.Together,RamosandHonghelpedthemandownonemoreflighttoanelevator.Donttakeit,“aPortAuthor

8、ityofficialscreamed.HongandRamostriedtosendamagazinedownintheelevatortotestitssafety.Butwhentheypressedthedownbutton,thedoorswouldntclose.SoHongdecidedthathewouldbetheguineapiginstead.5Hesteppedinside,andthedoorsshutbehindhim.Hongtooktheelevatordowntothe44thfloor,thenexttransferlobby.Sofar,sogood.He

9、pressed52,wentubackdcollecUnit1WeveBeenHit!tedRamosandtheheavysetman.On44HongandRamoshelpedthemantowardthelastbankofelevatorsthatwouldtakethemallthewaydown.Hongpressedthedownbuttonagain.Nothing.Theywouldhavetotakethestairs.RamosandHongtriedtosupporttheman.Onestepatatime,“Hongsaid.Theyhadbeentryingto

10、getoutforanhourandfiveminutes.Theywereon36whentheyfelttheSouthTowercollapse.“Wereallyhavetomove,“Hongsaid.Therumblesofthecollapsingtowernextdoorseemedtosaptheheavysetmanofhislastgaspsofenergy.Icantdoitanymore,“hesaid,sittingdown.HongandRamostriedtopersuadehimtocontinue.Youdonthavetomoveyourlegs!”Hon

11、gshouted.Justmoveyourbutt.Letsgo!Butthemancouldntgoon.Afiremanranuptothem.Hongexpectedthathewouldjoinintogettheheavymantomove.Instead,thefiremanturnedtoHong.“Whoareyou,screamingathimtogetout?”thefiremanshouted.Yougetout!HonglookedatRamos,whowasstillstandingwiththeheavysetman.Imcomingdownwithyou,“Ram

12、ostoldtheman.Imnotgoingtoleave.”“Ileft,“Hongsayssorrowfully.Alone.”Thenextday,AdamMayblumsentane-maildescribinghisexperiencetofriendsandrelatives,whosentittostillothers.Thee-mailwasreadbysomeoneinSanFranciscowhoknewawomaninNewYorknamedRebecca.Herhusband,Victor,aheavysetman,wasmissing.OnSaturday,Sept

13、ember15,MayDavischairmsanhadagatheringathisNewJerseyhome.AdamMayblumwasthere.SowasHongZhu.Rebeccawasalsothere,learninghowherhusband,Victor,hadbeencomfortedinhislastmoments,howHarryRamoshadrefusedtoleavehimbehind.Ramosswife,Micky,wastheretoo.ShekeptaskingMayblumandHongwhereherhusbandwas,convincedthat

14、somehow,Harry-theonlyMayDavisemployeestillmissingwasalive.Piecebypiece,shedevelopedapictureofhisescape:Harrywason87whentheplanehit.Hestoppedtohelpon78.HemetupwithHongon53.Butashardasshetried,asmanyquestionsassheasked,thepicturebegantofadeonthe36thfloor.6“我們被撞了”亞當(dāng)梅布拉姆過去很享受看著暴風(fēng)雨敲打他辦公室窗戶的場景：你認(rèn)為這就是力量嗎？梅

15、布拉姆可能會譏笑。我在世界貿(mào)易中心的87樓。這就是力量。百葉窗上的拉繩看起來像在輕輕地?fù)u晃，但它只是一種假象。雖然它是在距離地面1,040英尺的高空中，但是世貿(mào)中心還是相當(dāng)穩(wěn)固的。在9月的那個早上，當(dāng)梅布拉姆感覺到毀滅性的隆隆聲時，他瞥了一眼拉繩。他們被瘋狂墜入3英尺的任一方向。那天早上，有數(shù)千人將被卷入一場驚心動魄的災(zāi)難，梅布拉姆也是其中的一員。盡管多達25,000人找到了他們安全逃生的方式，但另外的5,000人卻沒有逃脫得了這場災(zāi)難。對于有些人來說，生死攸關(guān)的是此日此刻他們所在的地理位置-不僅是哪幢樓，哪一層，更重要的是在大樓的哪個角落。對于有些人來說，選擇使用哪一個樓梯是最基本的。其他人

16、所面對的則是終極的道德困境：拯救自己，還是拯救他人。在名為戴維斯的金融服務(wù)公司里，亞當(dāng)梅布拉姆辦公室內(nèi)的混亂持續(xù)了幾秒鐘。他知道他需要逃離那里。他把T恤撕成碎片，浸泡在水中，并分發(fā)給同事，用來捂住他們的臉。其中：有一個是戴維斯的首席交易員一哈里拉莫斯。梅布拉姆曾與拉莫斯斷斷續(xù)續(xù)一起工作了14年之久。當(dāng)他在樓梯上急速奔跑時，火花濺在了他的腳踝上。當(dāng)他沖下一段樓梯之后，他才意識到他的貿(mào)易伙伴，朱紅還落在后面。他又跑上樓，此時這個地方充滿了煙和燃燒的噴氣燃料?？床坏街旒t的影子。梅布拉姆又沖下樓梯，成功到達了78樓，這里恰好是有一部電梯和一個樓梯的中轉(zhuǎn)大廳。他看到了一個令人放心的景象，拉莫斯已經(jīng)淌進混

17、亂的場面中，協(xié)助恐慌的工人轉(zhuǎn)到安全的樓梯間。梅布拉姆繼續(xù)往下跑，他小腿的肌肉因抽筋而收縮。在53層。他碰見了一個身材粗壯的男人，他的腿無法移動了。你想自己過來，還是你想要我們來幫助你？”梅布拉姆大聲喊道。這個男的說自己需要幫助，亞當(dāng)梅布拉姆答應(yīng)了。在噪聲、煙氣和火花中，梅布拉姆沒有意識到他的朋友朱紅一直緊跟在他后面的那個樓梯間里。當(dāng)朱紅到53樓的時候，他碰見了哈里拉莫斯。此時拉莫斯停下來去幫助之前梅布拉姆碰見的那個身材粗壯的男人。讓我?guī)湍惆??！敝旒t說道。隨后，拉莫斯和朱紅一起幫助這個男人下了臺階去到了有電梯的地方。不要乘電梯，”一個港務(wù)局官員尖叫到。朱紅和拉莫斯嘗試著將一份雜志用電梯送下去以測

18、試它的安全性。但是當(dāng)他們按了向下”的按鈕時，電梯門卻無法關(guān)閉。所以朱紅決定親身試驗。他走進電梯，電梯門隨后關(guān)上了。朱紅乘著電梯到了44樓-另一個中轉(zhuǎn)大廳。到目前為止，一切皆好。他按下了“52；回到了上面，準(zhǔn)備帶著他們一起乘電梯下去。在44樓，朱紅和拉莫斯一起幫助那個男人到了那個會帶他們一起下去的電梯口。朱紅再次按下了向下”的按鈕。沒有反應(yīng)。他們不得不走樓梯了。拉莫斯和朱紅盡力地去幫助那個男人。步一個臺階，”朱紅說道。他們已經(jīng)逃生了一個小時5分鐘了。當(dāng)他們感覺到南塔倒塌的時候，他們還在36樓。我們不得不離開這里，”朱紅說。隔壁倒塌的南塔發(fā)出的隆隆聲似乎耗盡了這個體形粗壯男人的最后一口氣。我動不了了，”他邊說