【正文】 by individual countries... 高級(jí)英語 2課程講稿 第 4 頁 ，共 23 頁 The problem for the world today is how to deal with the unparalleled and unprecedented power of the United States, which in effect has made no secret of the fact that it does not need coordination with or approval of others in the pursuit of what a small circle of men and women around Bush believe are its interests... From my point of view, the most shocking thing of all is that with few exceptions most prominent intellectual and mentators in this country have tolerated the Bush program, tolerated and in some flagrant cases, tried to go beyond it, toward more selfrighteous sophistry, more uncritical selfflattery, more specious argument... 7. A powerful group of neoconservatives is launching a new public relations campaign in support of President Gee W. Bush39。who are attempting to use this opportunity to promulgate their agenda of 39。 stem from either a hatred for the American ideals of freedom and equality or a misunderstanding of those ideals and their practice. 8. ... But what they (AVOT) desire is that critics of the war shut their traps. This group does intend to portray critics as dangers to the country for, yes, weakening national resolve. Loose lips sink ships and all that. This is a campaign of intimidation... Part I (Paras. 16) This section gives a general description of the change in the United States after September 11. The events of September 11 divided our world into two radically different eras. Para. 1 1. The writer begins the essay with the description of the tragic scene at ground zero: smokes oming out of the ruins of World Trade Towers and ashes of the thousands of the dead stirred by the breeze. And it is against such tragic background that a new age of anxiety was born. 高級(jí)英語 2課程講稿 第 5 頁 ，共 23 頁 2. Why does the writer call it a new age of anxiety? That is because the September 11 attacks were not considered as single, individual actions but part of a wellcoordinated, wellanized plan of a terrorist group with global reach. Terrible things or even more terrible things may follow. Hence the age of anxiety. anxiety: a state of feeling uneasy, apprehensive or worried about what may happen。s safekeepers.., halfway across the world. (1) 副總統(tǒng)的保衛(wèi)人員匆匆地把他從一個(gè)地方轉(zhuǎn)移到另一個(gè)地方，就像他那難以對(duì)付的死敵奧斯瑪 .本 .拉登可能在世界另一端從一個(gè)山洞轉(zhuǎn)移到另一個(gè)山洞一樣。 高級(jí)英語 2課程講稿 第 8 頁 ，共 23 頁 (2) to think in red, white and blue: to think simply and uniformly, in new patriotism (3) Mainstream media refers to the major print papers such as the New York Tries, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and major TV stations such as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN. Para. 6 18. The men in suits ... in hiding. (1) Those in the Bush Administration are telling us if those in Afghanistan (the Taliban) fail to turn over to us bin Laden and his followers (alQaeda), what our military people will do to them. Ken Kesey39。s continental territory. The United States of America suffered heavy losses in the Pearl Harbor surprise attack but that happened in Hawaii, not on continental America and the Americans did not have the visual impact of the devastation. In the Vietnam War, Americans could watch what happened on the battlefield as a result of live broadcast of the TV but again things took place thousands of miles away from home. The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War make the United States the only superpower in the world. Its strength reaches its apex. People begin to say that the 20th century was American Century and the 21st century will still be American Century. The idea that America is vulnerable never enters the head of many people. And it was at this point that the Sept. 11 attacks took place, viewed by millions of people at home and abroad. The myth of invulnerability suddenly vanished. The shock was too great for the American people. This sense of insecurity leads to a kind of paranoia and a zealous new patriotism. 21. If you found ... who would you call? (1) This is the kind of new questions asked. (2) This was what happened on Sept. 11. Some on the hijacked planes made phone calls. 22. Pundits wrote ... superpower nation. (1) What is the writer39。protection or defense against attack Para. 10 28. The new zeitgeist ... world events. The new spirit of the time even made the pop singer Ally McBeal, who usually had no interest in politics, expressed her worries about world events. to register, to show as by facial expression 29. Relationships... in September. (1) to lament: to feel or express deep sorrow for (2) When did she think relationships were easier? She thought that relationships were easier back in September before the world changed as a result of the terrorist attacks. 30. Why does the writer mention the remarks of Ally McBeal and a detective on NYPD Blue? He mentions the remarks to show that the impact of the attacks is widespread. In other words, all kinds of people are affected by the attacks. Para. 11 31. The most visible ... new patriotism. What do you think is the tone of this statement? The tone is ironical which can be seen from the choice of most visible, profound, 高級(jí)英語 2課程講稿 第 12 頁 ，共 23 頁 “zealous” to modify symptom, “trauma” , and “patriotism” . 32. Seeking solace ... being invincible. 為了尋找安慰，整個(gè)國(guó)家都用國(guó)旗裹妝起來，就像一個(gè)小孩披上超人的斗篷，扮演無敵英