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Eyewitnesses2 Describe Pentagon Attack

Colin Lovett

Pentagon

11 Sep 2001 18:23 UTC

 

The crash of a passenger jet into the Pentagon was 1)witnessed by many people in a nearby U.S. military building.

Workers in the Naval3 Annex4 building, which is just a short distance from the Pentagon, were first surprised by the 2)roar of the jet's engines as it 3)cruised at a very low 4)altitude on its approach to the Pentagon. One man says the aircraft was flying so low that it clipped light poles on a nearby highway.

After roaring past the Naval Annex, the aircraft 5)slammed into the south side of the Pentagon, erupting into a massive 6)fireball and sending giant 7)plumes of smoke into the sky. One eyewitness1 says the plane's impact caused a 8)massive hole in the Pentagon very close to the building's heliport control tower.

Several eyewitnesses say the plane hit a portion of the Pentagon that was recently renovated5. None of the eyewitnesses could tell VOA how many people might have been in that section of the building Tuesday.

In the aftermath of the attack, the scene could best be described as controlled chaos6, with police, fire trucks and ambulances streaming towards the Pentagon, while thousands of civilians7 and non-essential military personnel were being forced to walk the other way.

Authorities have set up a tight security 9)cordon on the roads approaching the south side of the Pentagon and at least one F-16 fighter jet was seen circling the skies around the area for nearly an hour.

 

 

(1)      witness[5wItnIs]vt.目击, ...作证vi.作证, 成为证据

(2)      roar[rC:(r)]n.吼叫, 怒号vi.吼叫, 怒号

(3)      cruise[kru:z]vi.巡游, 巡航n.巡游, 巡航

(4)      altitude[5AltItju:d; (?@) Al5tItu:d]n.(尤指海拔)高度, 高处(海拔甚高的地方)

(5)      slam[slAm]v.砰地关上, 砰地放下, 猛力抨击

(6)      fireball[5faIEbC:l]n.火球, 大流星

(7)      plume[plu:m]n.羽毛

(8)      massive[5mAsIv]adj.厚重的, 大块的, 魁伟的, 结实的

(9)      cordon[5kC:d(E)n]n.哨兵线, 警戒线vt.用警戒线围住

 

 


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1 eyewitness VlVxj     
n.目击者,见证人
参考例句:
  • The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
  • He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
2 eyewitnesses 6217fe51ef2c875c4e639599af425dc6     
目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
  • Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
3 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
参考例句:
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
4 annex HwzzC     
vt.兼并,吞并;n.附属建筑物
参考例句:
  • It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
  • The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。
5 renovated 0623303c5ec2d1938425e76e30682277     
翻新,修复,整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
  • The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。
6 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱,无秩序
参考例句:
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
7 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
参考例句:
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。

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