现代大学英语课文译文V-10

现代大学英语课文译文V-10

“9. 11”事件前后

泰·摩西

1．世贸大厦双塔的废墟还在曼哈顿区南端闷燃，微风将几千人的身躯化成的灰烬吹起，一个新的焦虑时代由此开始。如果有人在9月11日那天像瑞普·凡·温克尔那样恰好睡去，一觉醒来，眼前的这一派景象定让他瞠日结舌。

2．机场里驻进了背着V-16自动步枪的国民警卫队员。纽约扬基体育场上空的空域因美国总统亲临美国两大职业棒球联赛的决赛而关闭，禁止飞机通过。体育场的屋顶之上还部署了一排狙击手。副总统的保卫员们忙不迭地将他不断转移，正如他那难以对付的仇敌奥萨马·本·拉丹一样，据推测他此刻也在世界另一头从一个山洞转移到另一个山洞。议员们在炭疽病的恐慌中弃岗而逃。

3．“9·11”事件将我们的世界划为截然不同的两个时代。我们带着惆怅，目送“9·11”之前的世界在怀旧的暗淡色彩中随记忆的小筏渐渐漂走远去。在我们的记忆中，这个突遭袭击的世界永远如诗如面，牢不可破(虽然实际并非如此)。谈到它时，我们总是像在谈论亡灵，语气异常恭敬。

4．与此同时，“9·11”之后的日子就像没有标志的荒地呈现在人们面前。与历史上前几次拓荒一样，这场激烈的精神、政治和物质的资本战正在打响。前总统比尔·克林顿称这次较量是“争夺21世纪灵魂的战争”，最后的战利品还包括我们最珍视的价值观和自由。在这场战争中，布什政府的将士们首当其冲，这些视国家安全重于民众自由的官员们准备把他们一贯实行的镇压政策带入未来。

5．不过，光明的一面仍旧存在：越来越多的人开始反对这种多疑和自大，并对这种视安全为国家最高目标的做法提出质疑。人们开始辩证地思考，对基本上得不到主流媒体重视的和平这一主题热烈讨论。主流媒体一直以为公众的想法只有红、白、蓝三种颜色，殊不知人们的情感、思想和观点正如美国本身，是多姿多彩的。

6．在2001年11月肯·凯西去世前夕，他以独有的简洁对美国做了这样的描写：“穿西装的人(美国官员)告诉我们穿军装的人(美国军队)怎样对付一味窝藏他人(本·拉丹及“基地”组织成员)的人(塔利班)。”即将离开人世的人具有的先知使凯西大胆地将这场战争称做仍是历史上一直存在的野蛮的雄性侵略性方式和“或许刚刚处于萌芽阶段的胆怯和脆弱的处理方式”的角逐。和许多仍旧持这种观点的美国人一样，凯西渴望未来的世界能够建立在互相合作、信任和理智的思考之上。

不再坚不可摧

7．纽约和华盛顿遭受的恐怖袭击使美国人不再相信无所不胜这一美国精神的主要特征。“9·11”事件之后，我们用新眼光对视，并提出新的问题。如果你乘坐的飞机就要失事，你会用手中的移动电话与谁通话?学者们认为这个国家已经不再纯真，却没有认识到纯真对一个超级大国并不可取。

8．一夜之间，美国感觉到达摩克利斯剑正悬挂在头上，一个接一个以多疑为主调的超现实的插曲出现了：全国抢购防毒面具，邮局辐照所有邮件，严防生物袭击，更让人感到可怕的是专栏上发表的文章，有人扬言，如果再有一名美国人因恐怖分子死亡，美国政府将有理由对穆斯林国家动用核武器。

9．“9·11”事件让我们认识到许多无可争辩的事实，其中有一点就是即使在美国本土也无法保证我们免受伤害。美国人现在和世界上千百万生活在武装冲突和恐怖活动每天都夺走生命的地区的人们有了更多共同之处。我们也陷在马斯洛金字塔的底层，为重获安全感而挣扎。

10．这种新的时代精神竟然会让艾丽·麦克比尔这位从不关心政治的人对世界大事也开

始担心起来。艾丽·麦克比尔认为人与人之间的关系“在9月世界变化之前”并非如此困难，对此他感到十分痛惜。《纽约重案组》中，一个侦探指责另一侦探，说他并不是“世贸大厦事件惟一的受害者”。

11．我们这种巨大的心理创伤最明显的症状就是一种新的狂热的爱国主义。为了寻求安慰，全国上下都裹进了国旗，就像一个披着超人斗篷扮无敌英雄的小孩子。家里、各种交通工具上、衣服上、商店的橱窗里、广告牌上、电视广告里……星条旗处处可见。以前除了在7月4日之外不会想到国旗的人现在一下子都充满激情地成了爱国者。对我们某些人来说，爱国主义是个复杂的东西，与是否忠于宪法有关。可是现在，无处不在的国旗可能象征着美国的自豪和统一，有时看上去未免像是对受伤的自我的过度补偿。国旗不过是个象征，它能够给人提供的保护不会与带有耐克品牌标志的商品有多大差异。

观点的硬化

12．人们曾一度不再认为奥韦尔的小说《1984》是一部预言，不过小说巾的描写与我们“9·1l”事件之后这不再完整的时代的确大有相似之处。他描写反面乌托邦时说，“一些长期以来已经放弃不用的做法，有些甚至几百年来都已废除的做法，例如未经审讯即监禁……公开处决、严刑拷打逼供……不仅又普遍实行起来，而且也为那些自认为开明进步的人所容忍，甚至辩护。”奥韦尔认为这种突发的社会变化起源于“普遍硬化的观点”。

13．如今的美国将这种观点的硬化称为反恐战。

14．在最前线，国家的新护卫们正制定作战目标、作战方法并进行心理准备。不过，我们许多人是用公民的自由来定义个人安全和民族性的，而这些自由现在在国家安全的名义下不得不做出让步。我们现在正在放弃的可能会远远超过“9·1l”事件从我们身边带走的。

15．比如，在恐怖事件后的几周内，司法部未经审判便秘密逮捕了许多年轻的阿拉伯人和穆斯林教徒。不公布他们的名字，也不允许他们通知其家人。他们就此消失。乔治城大学法学教授戴维·科尔将其称为“失踪惯例”。我们往往认为这种惯例会出现在实行镇压政策的国家，不会出现在分享民主制的国家。这不仅会减少国人对我国的公正的信心而且一定会在国际上影响美国的可信度。如果我们无法再坚持我们的理想和价值观，无法坚持我们在过去一直号召其他国家遵守的准则，那么我们就会对自己的身份这一基本的假定产生怀疑。

我们一定要买到底?

16．一位正统派犹太教教士曾经和我说过要未雨绸缪。这位教士谈的虽是人际关系，但这句名言也非常适合当今的地缘政治情况。也就是说，让我们看看这个日耗油达2000万桶的离不开石油的国家。这个国家正在走入萧条，刚刚对给他提供大部分油料的地区宣战。难道减少对石油的消耗不是明智又爱国的举动吗?

17．可是，运动型多用途车和耗油量大得惊人的油老虎的销量却一直在上升，预计将首次超过小客车的销量。汽车制造商对这一爱国行为异常兴奋。“商家和消费者应该携手为树立全国人民的信心、保持经济发展做出努力，”通用公司副总裁比尔·洛夫乔伊对运动型多用途车的预计销量将达到350万辆充满信心。

18．恐怖袭击刚刚过去，美国人在朋友和邻居身上看到了他们自己的痛苦、恐惧和忧虑，人们将目光又重新投向了社区。一度泛滥的物质主义和随之而来的可怕的孤独感和强迫症曾经让社区从这个国家的人们心中消失。社区比不上大购物中心，比不上200多个卫星电视频道，比不了电子游戏，也比不了70小时的工作周。社区需要人们走出家门，欢聚畅谈，放声高歌，互问互答，辩论输赢。它是一个市场，而思想和创新就是用来完成交换的中介。

19．可是，既然我们的经济的存在取决于大众消费，很快，政府和大工商企业就杜撰出了一个“经济爱国主义”的概念。这个弗兰肯斯坦式的概念主张消费是美国价值观，认为美元会让人忘掉一切忧愁。实际上，这是在阻碍人们进行理性的反思，而在此时这种反思又是十分重要的。布什总统号召人们将工作和生活恢复正常，他认为我们希望尽快地重建以前的

世界。不过，不是人人都乐于保持沉默．买个不停。“9.11”之前的世界一去不复返，不管是信用卡还是新汽车都换不回。我们当中有好多人希望加入到这个刚刚显示出生命力的社区中来。许多担心经济恶化的公民都拒绝无节制的消费，而且正在寻找措施，以便使我国更加自给自足，并且随时准备应付今后会出现的艰难时刻。

历史的教训

20．一个未留下姓名的救援人员，在世贸大厦的废墟中救援时，说他无法向家人描述爆炸中心地带的情况。每次要开口时，他都发现自己无话可说。一群自杀性的恐怖分子用几把开箱刀。就可以让高楼倒塌，几千人的生命一下子消失，这样的事情没有先例，无法类比。“9·11”就是“9·11”。

21．的确可以说，“9·11”事件是我们时代的危机，也是我们国家的爆发点，但它在历史上并非绝无仅有。这不是现代社会巾强大的外部力量对人类的第一次打击，这种力量也不是第一次被定义为邪恶。每一次危机似乎都产生了一种新模式，使这种暴行不会重演----可是暴行再一次出现。1941年，两天之内共有34，000无辜的犹太人在巴比谷惨遭杀害。在广岛，仅一天就有13万人丧生。仅隔三天，在长崎．又有75，OOO人失去生命。

22．对这一切，我们要正视。历史就像一个画廊，让人们看到了罄竹难书的各种恶行。在这里，人们看到在一座海滨城市上空升起的蘑菇云，一个皮肤被烧焦的女人，一副骨架紧紧拥抱着一个小孩子大小的骨架，一架斜插过摩天大楼的飞机以及正在倒塌的摩天大楼。不知姓名的男男女女手拉手从世贸大厦的顶层坠下，奔向死亡。历史会像记住庞贝古城废墟中的恋人一样记住他们。我们把这些看作是梦魇花园中的毒花，常着魔似的想起它们，冥思苦想其中的含义。广岛、巴比谷、德累斯顿和安提坦留给我们什么启示?“9·11”事件又告诉我们什么?

23．答案可能就是：我们的痛苦不是惟一的痛苦；我们还没有完全摆脱痛苦；追求和平仍是我们最高尚的事业。

真正的勇气

24．“组成一个国家的人民有多强大，这个国家就有多强大，人民希望周家如何发展，国家就会如何发展，”詹姆斯·鲍德温写道。“我们让我们现在居住的世界成了这个样子，我们有必要重建这个世界。”

25．我们怎样才能不再焦虑，行动起来?怎样才能不冉恐慌，充满自信?全国上下怎样才能不再多疑．人人都安定下来?我们的民主果真如此不堪一击，225年的自由就这样被四个飞机炸弹毁掉?再明显不过．只有世界其他人民真正拥有永久和平时我们才会拥有和平。这就是这次冲突带给人们的挑战，也是一场保卫21世纪灵魂的斗争。

26．9月11日的早晨是个美丽的早晨，阳光明媚。一个人----普通的美国人----用移动电话拨通了妻子的电话。“我们都不会活下来，”当联合航空公司93号航班在宾夕法尼亚郊外上空倾斜时托马斯·伯内特说，“但是我们当中会有人还击的。”我们只知道托马斯·伯内特后来死得很恐怖。他和同机的乘客没有因绝望的恐惧止步不前----这才是真正的勇气。

27．93号航班上发生的一切成为这个国家反对恐怖主义的第一个真正胜利，民主传统功不可没。机上乘客想出一个办法，并且投票决定。有的乘客要冲向劫匪，让飞机就地坠毁，使劫匪让华盛顿特区成为自杀性袭击目标的计划没有得逞。

28．这架注定要坠毁的飞机还在高空飞翔，恰恰在这短暂的时间里．美国的民主思想升华到了顶峰。两者的结合真是一种可怕的讽刺。我们其他人也会努力和他们一样。令人欣慰的是，托马斯·伯内特和这个世界最后的通话无意间成了我们共同的礼物，成了焦虑时代的战斗口号。的确，我们迟早都会死去，但这并不应该阻碍我们为彼此的最大利益挺身而出，全力建设一个更加美好、安全的世界。

(李丙奎译，国永荣审校)

五、练习答案及详解

I．V ocabulary

A．Look up the following words and phrases．Select the meaning that best suits the sentence in which each appears.

1．a particular kind of red，green，blue．etc．；(degree or depth)of color

2．any source of benefit

3．sth．taken by force in war

4．program of things to be done

5．to show as by facial expression

6．general attitude tO life and the world becoming more strict and determined and less sympathetic 7．to weaken or give up(one’S principles，ideals，etc．)as for reasons of expediency

8．the physical location of certain states，their access to and from the sea,control over sea and land transportation routes and the availability of natural resources

9．to calculate the size,amount，or rate of sth．as it will be in the future，using the information one has

10．any other commodity used as a medium of exchange

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A．Organization

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