2006年VOA标准英语-9/11 Anniversary Observances Filled with Emotio
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By Jim Malone
Washington
11 September 2006
Remembrance ceremonies, both large and small, took place across the United States Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone in Washington has more on the emotional toll 1 for those who lost loved ones in the attack.
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George and Laura Bush lay a wreath at the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
In a rural Pennsylvania field, relatives of victims of United Airlines Flight 93 gathered to remember loved ones.
Richard Gross lost his sister when hijackers crashed the plane, as they tried to fend 2 off passengers intent on preventing the flight from hitting either the White House or the Capitol building in Washington.
"You never can put it to rest," said Richard Gross. "A terrible, terrible thing."
Among those paying tribute to the 40 passengers and crewmembers of Flight 93 was former Homeland Security chief and former Pennsylvania governor, Tom Ridge 3.
"History will tell of these extraordinary people, who rose to defeat evil, and were released into the arms of angels to see the grateful face of God," said Tom Ridge.
In New York, at the site of the World Trade Center, known as Ground Zero, spouses 4 and partners read the names of loved ones who died in the collapse 5 of the 110-story twin towers.
Carmen Suarez lost her husband in the attack.
"My loving husband, police officer Ramon Suarez," said Carmen Suarez. "Honey, everyone misses you - your children, your family, especially your little girl, Jillian."
Donna Marsh-O'Connor says the loss of her daughter in the attack on the World Trade Center remains 6 very difficult five years later.
"So, I miss her profoundly, and I know what she looked like on her final day," admitted Donna Marsh-O'Connor. "My son-in-law died a year ago, and, in many ways, I have a broken heart."
Nearly 2,800 people died at Ground Zero, and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged Americans never to forget their sacrifice.
"God bless all of those we lost," said Rudolph Giuliani. "God bless all of you, who mourn for them, remember them and live on in their spirit."
Vice 7 President Dick Cheney (l) and Defense 8 Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, September 11, 2006
At the Pentagon, outside Washington, an emotional Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recalled the rescue effort, when a hijacked 9 plane slammed into the building, killing 10 184 people.
"I remember working our way through that long, tragic 11 day," he said.
Reflections also came from President Bush. He spoke 12 about the personal impact of the attacks with NBC's Today program.
"My thinking about the world was changed dramatically on that day," said President Bush. "I realized that my most important responsibility, and that of all of us in government, was to protect the people."
Church services to mark the 9/11 anniversary were held in Chicago and many other cities.
Airline passengers and security screeners paused for a moment of silence at airports in Boston and Dallas.
In Ohio, volunteers placed 3,000 American flags on the grounds of a spiritual center to remember those who died in the September 11 attacks.
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
- He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。
- We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
- The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
- Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
- An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- 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。
- 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。
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。