该公司的171名员工据报有83名在九月十一日当天早晨来世贸大厦上班，仅17人逃出生天。

Of Sandler-O'Neil's 171 employees, 83 reported for work at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. Only 17 made it out alive.

恐怖分子在九月十一日袭击美国本土，夺走了许多无辜的人的性命，这不幸的事件对美国无疑是奇耻大辱。

It was really unfortunate that America was shamed on Sep 11 through the sacrifice of so many innocent lives.