美国911事件英文介绍课件

1、September 11thUnloved, unwanted, criticized and lambasted, the World Trade Centers two towers rose out of the New York City skyline in 1972 (tower one) and 1973 (tower two). Adding a million square feet of office space, they sat primarily empty over their first ten years, artificially filled with di

2、splaced employees of the Port Authority, which had overseen the original construction. Their pinnacle as the tallest buildings in the world (1,368 and 1,362 feet) lasted less than a year before being overtaken by the Sears Building in Chicago (1,454 feet).Introduction of World Trade CenterLater on S

3、ep.11th,2001.5:45 a.m. EDT:Hijackers Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari pass through airport security in Portland, Maine, and board a flight for Boston. Over the next 90 minutes, 17 other hijackers clear security at three other Eastern airports.6:00 a.m.:Polls open in New York City for primary ele

4、ctions.7:59 a.m.:American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston, with Atta and Omari on board, bound for Los Angeles.8:14 a.m.:United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Boston with other hijackers on board.8:20 a.m.:American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Washington Dulles airport en route to

5、Los Angeles.8:24 a.m.:On Flight 11, Atta, trying to communicate with the cabin, mistakenly contacts air traffic control.8:37 a.m.:Air traffic control reports the hijacking to the US military.8:42 a.m.:United Airlines Flight 93 departs Newark, N.J., with hijackers aboard.102 Minutes That Changed Amer

6、ica8:46 a.m.: Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC).8:50 a.m.: White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card tells President George W. Bush, whos visiting a Florida elementary school, about the crash.8:55 a.m.: Occupants of the unhit WTCs South Tower are told not to evacuat

7、e. The building is secure. Then, minutes later, the New York Port Authority initiates an evacuation.9:03 a.m.: Flight 175 smashes into the South Tower.9:31 a.m.: Bush, speaking in Florida, says the country has suffered an apparent terrorist attack.9:37 a.m.: Hijackers crash Flight 77 into the Pentag

8、on.9:42 a.m.: The FAA, for the first time in history, halts all flights in the US and orders those in the air to land.9:48 a.m.: US authorities evacuate the US Capitol and the White Houses West Wing.9:59 a.m.: The South Tower collapses.10:03 a.m.: Hijackers, trying to prevent passengers from retakin

9、g the plane, crash Flight 93 in a field southeast of Pittsburgh.10:28 a.m.: The North Tower collapses10:50 a.m.: New York postpones primary elections.11:02 a.m.: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani calls for the evacuation of about 1 million people from lower Manhattan.12:30 p.m.: 14 miracle survivors, who

10、 were shielded by a stairwell, are rescued from the fallen North Tower.1:44 p.m.: Pentagon dispatches warships to protect the Eastern Seaboard.4:25 p.m.: Americas major stock exchanges announce they will remain closed Wednesday.4:30 p.m.: Firefighters raise a flag in the wreckage of the twin towers.

11、8:30 p.m.: Bush, addressing the nation, vows to find those responsible and bring them to justice.ThisisadaywhenallAmericansfromeverywalkoflifeuniteinourresolveforjusticeandpeace.Americahasstooddownenemiesbefore,andwewillldosothistime.今天是所有美国人团结起来寻求正义和和平的日子。过去，美国击败了自己的敌人，今天的美国人也将战胜自己的敌人。 Noneofuswilleverforgetthisday,yetwegoforwardtodefendfredomandallthatisgoodandjustinourworld.每一个美国人都不会忘记今天，但我们将奋力向前，捍卫世界上一切美好和正义的事物。Thankyou.GoodnightandGodble