Part D  Unlikely Terrorists on “No–Fly List”

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

compile  v. to get or gather together  汇编；汇集

detain   v. to officially prevent someone fromleaving a place 拘留；羁押

aggravation   n.an exasperated feeling of annoyance 恼怒；激怒

civilian   adj. related to anyonewho is not a member of the military forces or the police 平民的；老百姓的

aviation   n. the industry that makesaircraft 航空；航天

divulge   v. to make known to the public information that was previously knownonly to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret  泄露；透漏

watchdog   n. a person or group ofpeople whose job is to protect the rights of people who buy things and to makesure companies do not do anything illegal or harmful 监察人；监察团体

bureaucracy  n. any organization in which actionis obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape 官僚机构；政府机构

wrought    v. (the past tense of wreak) causedsomething to happen, especially a change 使发生了；造成了（尤指变化）

sheer   adj.used to emphasize that something is very heavy, large etc 足足，十足

misfortune  n. very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck 不幸

hijacker  n. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle(especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination 劫机者；抢劫者

rear end  the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  臀部；后部

bureaucrat   n. an official of a bureaucracy  官僚；官僚主义者

interrogate   v. to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time inorder to get information, sometimes using threat  审问；质问

strip search to search someone forconcealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes（对嫌疑犯进行的）光身搜查

sneakers  n. a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole  帆布胶底运动鞋；旅游鞋

recourse   n. act of turning to for assistance 求助；求援

assassination  n. the act of murdering an importantperson 暗杀；行刺

surveillance  n. close observation ofa person or group (usually by the police) 监督；监视

circulate   v. to become widely known and passed on 流通；分布

sanitize   v. to make sanitary bycleaning or sterilizing 给…消毒，使清洁；清除

downside  n. a negative aspect of something that is generally positive 消极面，不利方面

upside   n. the highest oruppermost side of anything 正面；有利的一面

 

 

Notes:

 

Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity that exercises authority over the security of the travelingpublic in the United States. It was created as aresponse to the September 11, 2001, attacks. 美国交通安全管理局（美国国土安全部门）

Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) was born out of the events of 9/11 and created in 2003. The TSCmaintains the U.S. government’s consolidated Terrorist Watchlist — a singledatabase of identifying information about those known or reasonably suspectedof being involved in terrorist activity. 恐怖分子筛选检查中心（负责维护美国政府的电脑数据库“恐怖分子监视列表”）

Donna Bucella is thedirector of the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), the agency of the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity唐娜·布西纳（美国反恐信息监控中心主任）

Dawud Sallahuddin (born David Belfield) is an African-American convert to Islam who in1980 killed Ali Akbar Tabatabai, an Iranian dissident on his front door posingas mailman in the last known successful Iranian assassination plot on US soil. 达吾德·萨拉赫丁（1980年暗殺伊朗前外交官的美裔回教徒）

Tehranis the capital ofIran and Tehran Province. It is Iran's largest city and urban area, and thelargest city in Western Asia. 德黑兰（伊朗首都）

Ayatollah Khomeini (1902–1989)is an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 IranianRevolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader, aposition created in the constitution as the highest ranking political andreligious authority of the nation, which he held until his death.鲁霍拉·霍梅尼（1979年伊朗革命的政治和精神领袖）

Kip Hawleyis the former Administrator for theTransportation Security Administration, who held the post from July 27, 2005 toJanuary 20, 2009. 奇普·霍利（曾任美国交通安全管理局局长）

Cathy Berrick is the director of homelandsecurity issues for the General Accounting Office, the part of the legislative branch of the UnitedStates government.凯西·贝里克（美国审计署负责国家安全事务的主任）

 

Exercise:Answer the following questions.

 

1.      How incomplete, inaccurate and outdated is the “No–Fly List” by the nation’s intelligence agencies and the FBI, according to thenews report?

2.      Do you think it is an effective way againstterrorists not to allow those people with the names on the “No-Fly List” to get on airplanes? Why or why not?

3.      How do you feel if you are pulled aside and interrogated,sometimes for hours just because you have the misfortune of sharing a name withsomeone on the “No–Fly List”?

4.      Doyou think those innocent travellers with the same name as terrorists on the listshould pay for airline security even if it has also created enormous frustration andaggravation? Why or why not?

5.      How do you view that the “No–Fly List” just makes people feel safe, but in fact it can bring nosecurity to people?