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Unit 1 Technology vs. Terrorism Words and Expressions 4. marshal: to gather or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim: The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside. The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case. 9. illusory: not real; based on illusion: Their hopes of a peaceful solution turned out to be illusory. illusion: something that is not really what it seems to be: A large mirror in a room can create the illusion of space. 15. pretense: a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people: She made absolutely no pretence of being interested. pretend: behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game: [+ (that)] He pretended (that) he didnt mind, but I knew that he did. 18. fail-safe: very unlikely to fail: a fail-safe plan 37. bring sb/sth together phrasal verb: to cause people to be friendly with each other: The disaster brought the community together. 38. team up: to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together: They teamed up for a charity performance in July. 41. build on sth: to use a success or achievement as a base from which to achieve more success: We must build on our reputation to expand the business. A good relationship is built on trust. 42. head sth off: to prevent a difficult or unpleasant situation from happening: The company is putting up wages in an attempt to head off a strike. Text I. Background Information the 1995 Sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway Sarin: 沙林,甲氟膦酸异丙酯.一种用作神经性毒气的化学剂)) On March 20, 1995, some Aum Shinrikyo (奥姆真理教) believers released sarin nerve gas into the Tokyo subway system, killing 12 people and sending more than 5,000 others to hospital. II. Main Idea The accelerated spending on homeland-defense research after the 9/11 terrorist attacks has greatly promoted cross-disciplinary research. Despite the ever=