2006年VOA标准英语-Cheney, Rumsfeld Lead Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Se
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（九月）
By Meredith Buel
Washington
11 September 2006
Vice 1 President Dick Cheney and Defense 2 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld led the memorial service to honor the 184 people who died five years ago, when terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon. Vice President Cheney vowed 3 that America will never appease 4 terrorists, while Secretary Rumsfeld called for national unity 5 to fight extremism.
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Vice President Dick Cheney (l) and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, September 11, 2006
At a memorial service near the site where American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon five years ago, Vice President Cheney and Secretary Rumsfeld walked side-by-side to the speaker's platform.
A large American flag was draped over part of the building, resembling the flag firefighters unfurled over the wall during rescue efforts, in a patriotic 6 gesture still remembered as a sign of the nation's strength immediately following the attacks.
Cheney told the crowd, which included families who lost loved ones during the attack on the Pentagon, that America has learned difficult lessons since that fateful day.
"We have learned that oceans do not protect us, and threats that gather thousands of miles away can now find us here at home," he said. "We have learned that there is a certain kind of enemy, whose ambitions have no limits and whose cruelty is only fed by the grief of others. In these years, we also found our mission, to defend America against a present danger, and to offer democracy and hope as the alternative to extremism and terror."
The vice president said America has a history of fighting tyranny and will never give in to terrorism.
"This nation has defeated tyrants 7 and liberated 8 death camps, raised the lamp of liberty to every captive land," he said. "We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing 9 history's latest gang of fanatics 10 trying to murder their way to power."
Secretary Rumsfeld, who appeared to struggle with his emotions as he recalled the day of the attacks, said terrorists are failing in their efforts to intimidate 11 Americans.
He called on the nation to honor those who died by supporting members of the military, who are fighting the war on terrorism.
"The highest tribute we can pay to them is to commit ourselves to doing everything possible to fight the extremists wherever they are, to making every effort to stay united as a country and to give our truly outstanding men and women in uniform all that they need to succeed," he said.
Top Pentagon officials say, since September 11, 2001, more than 1.3 million Americans have served in the nation's military in Afghanistan, Iraq and in the Persian Gulf 12 region.
At the Pentagon, construction has begun on a memorial to remember the victims who died five years ago.
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
- The government tried to appease discontented workers.政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
- The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
- The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
- The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。
- The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
- The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。
- Mr. Chamberlain had cherished the hope of appeasing and reforming him and leading him to grace. 张伯伦先生则满心想安抚他，感化他，教他温文知礼。
- A pleasing preacher is too often an appeasing preacher. 一昧讨好的传道人通常是姑息妥协的传道人。
- The heathen temple was torn down by a crowd of religions fanatics. 异教徒的神殿被一群宗教狂热分子拆除了。
- Placing nukes in the hands of baby-faced fanatics? 把核弹交给一些宗教狂热者手里？
- You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
- The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。