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Recall of 9.11 A first hijacked jet struck a tower of the 110-floor World Trade Center at about 8:46 a.m. Less than 20 minutes, at about 9:04 a.m., the World Trade Center’s second tower was hit by another hijacked airliner . At about 9:40, a third jet was crashing into a west wall of the Pentagon in the Washington suburb. At about 10:40 am, 2 hours after the first crash, a fourth apparently hijacked jet crashed near Somerset County Airport, Pa. Federal officials believe it was en route to Washington to participate in the attack. The attack claimed about 3000 lives. Commemorative Activities Held Every 9/11 moment of silence, flags at half-staff the tolling of the bells, candlelight vigils president making a speech; singing Requiem in 20 time zones around the world at 8: 46 two beams of light symbolizing two towers reading the names of the dead. reading Gettysburg Address: Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal… ??? 87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则 The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. … we take increased devotion … that this Nation, under GOD, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the People by the People and for the People shall not perish from the earth. 我们今天在这里所说的话，全世界不大会注意，也不会长久地记住，但勇士们在这里所做过的事，全世界却永远不会忘记。……我们要在这里下定最大的决心……要使国家在上帝福佑下得到自由的新生，要使这个民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。 Language Features of Newspaper Headlines Language Features of Newspaper Headlines Headlines, if effective, must meet two requirements: ----- to capture the essence of the event, ----- to attract readers’ attention. So the language of newspaper headlines is special and has its own characteristics on the grammatical, lexical and rhetorical level. It is characterized by its brevity, clarity and attractiveness. How to achieve t