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飞机失事相当新闻WhathappenedtoFlight370

WhathappenedtoFlight370?

Fourscenariosfuelspeculationamongexperts

ByThomPattersonandCatherineE.Shoichet,CNN

March10,2014--Updated1923GMT（0323HKT）

scenarios[sɪ'nɑ:

ri:

əʊz]n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本网络情境模拟；

场景中；场景剧本；假设情景

speculationn.投机买卖；思考；投机活动；推断

（CNN）--ABoeing777,oneoftheworld'smostreliabletypesofairliners,ismissing,andnooneknowswhy.Wasitabomb?

Mechanicalfailure?

Ahijackinggoneawry?

PilotsandothersintheaviationcommunityaredeeplydisturbedbythemysterysurroundingMalaysiaAirlinesFlight370.

airlinersn.客机，班机，民航飞机；班机；客机；定期班机

hijacking['haɪdʒækɪŋ]n.劫机v.劫持（hijack的现在分词）；绑架；拦路抢劫；操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）网络空中劫持；盗用；劫持劫持

aviation[ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn]n.航空；飞行术，航空学；飞机制造业；[集合词]飞机

airlinesn.航线；航空公司

ItdisappearedSaturdayenroutefromKualaLumpurtoBeijingovertheGulfofThailand,somewherebetweenMalaysiaandVietnam.It'shardtobelievethatsuchhugequestionsremainfourdaysaftertheBoeing777-200ERwentmissing,carrying227passengersand12crewmembers.

enrouteadv.在途中

missingadj.失去的；下落不明的v.错过（miss的现在分词）

crewn.全体船员；全体乘务员；一群，一帮

vt.当（尤指船上的）工作人员；当（尤指船上的）工作人员

vi.当船员；当机务人员

ArevelationWednesdaysetoffafreshwaveofspeculation,asChineseofficialssaidtheyhadcapturedsatelliteimagesthatshowwhatcouldbewreckagefromtheplane.

revelationn.[ˌrevəˈleɪʃn][宗]天启，启示；揭发，暴露；被揭露出来的事物；意外的发现

Whatcancauseanairplanetodisappear?

SearchunderwayformissingFlight370

underway[ˌʌndɚˈwe]adj.在进行中的；起步的；[航]在航行中的adv.进行中

n.在航；水底通道

Authorities'puzzled'bymissingflight

Searchareaformissingplanewidens

Thesituationissounprecedentedthatexpertshavebeencarefulinspeculatingaboutpossibleexplanations.

unprecedented[ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd]adj.无前例的；空前的；无比的；新奇的，破天荒的

Herearefourscenariosthey'retalkingabout,andtherelatedfacts:

1.Scenario:

Mechanicalfailure?

Fact:

Asatellite"observedasuspectedcrashareaatsea,"China'sStateAdministrationforScience,TechnologyandIndustryforNationalDefensesaidWednesday.Theimagescapturedthreefloatingobjectsthatare13by18meters（43by59feet）,14by19meters（46by62feet）and24by22meters（79feetby72feet）.

China'sStateAdministrationforScience,TechnologyandIndustryforNationalDefense

中国国防科技局

capture[ˈkæptʃɚ]vt.俘获；夺取；夺得；引起（注意、想像、兴趣）

n.捕获；占领；捕获物；[计算机]捕捉

Analysis:

Thelocationoftheobjectsisneartheairplane'soriginalflightpath."Thisopensthedoorbacktoanaeronauticalproblemandnotahumanproblem,"saidPeterGoelz,aformermanagingdirectoroftheU.S.NationalTransportationSafetyBoard.ButStevenWallace,theFederalAviationAdministration'sformerdirectorofaccidentinvestigation,cautionedthatthesizeoftheobjectsmightbetoolargetobewreckagefromanairplane."Whenanairplanegoesintothewater,whetheritimpactsintactorbreaksupathighaltitude,whatfloatsarelighter-weight,typicallyinteriorcomponents.Majorstructuralcomponentswillsink.Soifthisimage--andit'sablurryimage;I'msureitwillbemorecarefullyanalyzed--ifit'struethatthepieceofwreckageis40by70feet,Iwouldbeveryskepticalastowhetherit'spartofthataircraft."

aeronauticalˌeərə’nɔ:

tɪkl]adj.航空（学）的,飞行的.

managingdirector英[də’rektə®]美[dɪˈrɛktɚ,daɪ-]n.总经理；常务董事

theU.S.NationalTransportationSafetyBoard.

caution[’kɔ:

ʃn]n.小心，谨慎；劝告，警告；〈英〉担保；〈口〉须警惕的事或人

vt.警告；劝告

wreckagen.（坠毁物）残片，碎片，残骸；折断；失事

impactn.碰撞，冲击，撞击；影响；冲击力

vt.挤入，压紧；撞击；对…产生影响vi.冲撞，冲击；产生影响

Fact:

AirtrafficcontrollersinSubang,outsideKualaLumpur,lostcontactwiththeplaneovertheseabetweenMalaysiaandVietnam.AseniorMalaysianAirForceofficialsaidTuesdaythatradartrackingdetectedtheflightanhourand10minuteslaterovertheverysmallislandofPulauPerak,intheStraitofMalacca.Thisishundredsofmilesoffcourse,travelingintheoppositedirectionfromitsoriginaldestination.ButotherMalaysianofficialsdisputedthatreport.AndonWednesday,MalaysianauthoritiessaidradarrecordsdiddetectanunidentifiedaircraftmovingintotheStraitofMalacca,butitwasn'tclearwhetherthatplanewasFlight370.

controllern.管理者；控制者；（机器的）控制器；（公司的）财务总管

PulauPerak马来西亚Malaysia邦咯岛PulauPangkor

邦咯岛位于马来西亚半岛霹雳州（Perak）西岸,是马来西亚最早的海滩胜地，金黄色的沙滩、清澈的海水和凉爽的海风至今依然闻名遐迩。

邦咯岛的民风朴实，当地居民以渔民为主。

简单朴素不但不使这里显得落后，反倒增添了别处没有的质朴气质。

尽管马来西亚开发了许多岛屿，邦咯岛依旧凭着它那份独特的朴素清雅，掳获了万千游客。

theStraitofMalacca.

Malacca[məˈlækə]

n.马六甲海峡（在亚洲东南部马来半岛和印度尼西亚的苏门答腊岛之间，沟通太平洋和印度洋）adj.用马六甲白藤做的

[地名][马来西亚]马六甲；[地名][马来西亚]马六甲州

disputevt.&vi.辩论，争论vt.就…进行争论，辩论；对…的真实或有效进行争论，怀疑；争夺，竞争；抵抗，抵制n.辩论；争端；（劳资）纠纷；罢工vi.激烈争辩；争执；争吵；吵架

Analysis:

Iftheplanedidindeedchangecourseandflyformorethananhour,anelectricalproblemontheplanecouldexplainthat,someexpertssay.

"Perhapstherewasapowerproblem,andthenthere'sabackuppowersystem.Thatbackuppowersystemisdesignedtolastaboutanhour.It'snaturalforthepilot,inmyview,toreturntowhereheknows,theairportsandaregionheknows,"saidKitDarby,anaviationconsultantandformerUnitedAirlinescaptain."Soturningaroundmakessense,andaboutanhourlater,theairplanecouldbecomeunflyable."

powern.[机]动力，功率；力量；政权，权力；强国，大国

vt.运转；用发动机发动；使…有力量

vi.靠动力行进；快速行进

adj.权力的；机械能的，电动的；用电力（或动力）发动的

backupsystem后援[备]系统

aviationn.航空；飞行术，航空学；飞机制造业；[集合词]飞机

consultantn.（受人咨询的）顾问；会诊医生，（顾问）医生；求教者，（与人）商议者，征求意见者，查阅者，咨询者

captainn.船长，机长；领袖，首领；上尉；（美国警察局的）副巡长

vt.当首领；统帅或指挥

makesense讲得通；有意义；是明智的；理解

Fact:

Themissingplanehadsufferedaclippedwingtipinthepast,butBoeingrepairedit,andthejetwassafetofly,saidMalaysiaAirlinesCEOAhmadJauhariYahyaonSunday.

clipn.（塑料或金属的）夹子；回纹针；修剪；剪报vt.&vi.用别针别在某物上，用夹夹在某物上vt.剪；剪掉；缩短；给…剪毛（或发）vi.剪；修剪；剪下报复数：

clips过去式：

clipped过去分词：

clippedclipt现在分词：

clipping第三人称单数：

clips

clippedadj.发音清楚截断的，缩短的的；经修剪而显整齐的

wingtip翼梢

Analysis:

"Anytimethere'sbeenpreviousdamagetoanairplane,eventhoughit'sbeenrepaired,andrepairedwithinstandards...itkindofsendsawarningflag,"saysWolzinger.ExpertsagreetheBoeing777isoneoftheworld'smostreliableaircraft.Duringitsdevelopmentitwassubjecttosomeofthemostrigoroustestingincommercialaviationhistory."I'vebeentalkingwithcolleagues,"Wolzingersays."We'reallbaffledbythis."The777boastssomeofthemostpowerfulandwell-testedenginesintheworld,hesays."Thereliabilityofairlinerenginesingeneralisimpeccablethesedays,"hesays."Thisisasafeplane."

Lookingforaneedleinahaystack

besubjectto受支配；从属于；可以…的；常遭受…

rigorousadj.严密的；缜密的；严格的；枯燥的

commercialaviation商业航空业；民用航空

baffledadj.带有障板的，阻挡的v.使困难，使为难（baffle的过去式和过去分词）

bafflevt.使受挫折；使困惑，使迷惑；用隔音板隔音；挡住（水流等）

n.隔板，挡板；迷惑；遮护物，阻碍体；[军]迷彩

boastvt.自夸，自吹自擂；夸口说；以有…而自豪；自负有

n.夸口，自负；自负的事物，引以为傲的东西；自夸的话；扬言

airlinern.客机，班机民航飞机；班机；客机；定期班机

impeccable[ɪmˈpekəbl]adj.无缺点的，无瑕疵的；不会做坏事的

n.不会作坏事的人；毫无缺点的人

haystack

2.Scenario:

Hijacking?

Fact:

Beforeitdisappeared,radardataindicatedtheplanemayhaveturnedaroundtoheadbacktoKualaLumpur.Isthatacluethatahijackerhadorderedtheplanetochangecourse?

转身，折回

headback转身，折回

KualaLumpur[ˈkwɑləlʊmˈpʊr]n.吉隆坡（马来西亚首都）[地名][马来西亚]吉隆坡

Analysis:

Sofar,therehavebeennoreportsthattheflightcrewsentanysignalsthatahijackinghadoccurred.

Someexpertssaythatcouldhavebeendeliberate.Otherssayamechanicalfailurecouldhavebeenwhatstoppedthepilotsfromreportingaproblem.

deliberate[dɪ'lɪbərət]adj.故意的；蓄意的；深思熟虑的；慎重的vt.权衡vi.熟虑；商讨

Fact:

Theplanehadstoppedsendingidentifyingtranspondercodesbeforeitdisappeared.

transponder[træns'pɑ:

ndər]n.发射机应答器，询问机，转发器

脉冲转发器；发射应答器；雷达收发机

Analysis:

"Giventhatthisairplanehassomanyredundantelectricalsystemsonit,myfirstreactionwouldbethatsomebody...purposelyturneditoff,"saidJohnGoglia,aformerU.S.NationalTransportationSafetyBoardmember."Apilotwouldnotdothat.Somebodythatdidn'twanttobeseenverywellwoulddothat."

redundant[rɪˈdʌndənt]adj.多余的，累赘的；（因人员过剩）被解雇的，失业的；

JohnRansom,aretiredcommercialpilotandsafetyconsultant,saidthesituationsoundsfishy.

"Thiswasafairlymodernairplanewithabunchofcapabilitytocommunicatewiththeoutsideworld.Alotofdatatransmissionsfromtheairplane,"hesaid."Forthemtoallstopatthesametimewouldtaketheworkofsomebodywhohasactuallystudiedthesystemsinsomedetailtoknowhowtoturnoffallofthesystemsatthesametime."

fishyadj.<非正>可疑的，值得怀疑的；不是味儿；鬼勾当；腥味儿

鱼似的；呆滞的；靠不住的；鱼腥味

Turningoffatransponderisa"deliberateprocess,"Goelzsaid.

"Ifsomeonedidthatinthecockpit,"hesaid,"theyweredoingittodisguisetherouteoftheplane."

cockpitn.驾驶员座舱；斗鸡场；屡经战争的战场；操舵处

驾驶舱；灰岩盆地；飞机座舱；驾驶员座舱

disguise[dɪs'ɡaɪz]vt.隐瞒，掩饰；伪装，假装；化装；掩盖

n.伪装；伪装品；用作伪装的东西；托辞，借口

Wassomeoneunauthorizedinsidethecockpit,orderingthetransponderstobeturnedoffandtheplanetobeturnedaround?

Or,hesaid,"Didoneofthepilotsdoitthemselves?

"

unauthorizedadj.XX的；未经许可的；未经批准的;非法的

3.Scenario:

Piloterror

Fact:

Sofar,therearenoknownindicationsthatpiloterrorcontributedtotheaircraftgoingmissing.

Analysis:

SomeaviationexpertshavecomparedFlight370tothecrashofAirFranceFlight447in2009.All228passengersandcrewdiedwhentheplanewentdowninastormintheAtlanticenroutefromBraziltoParis.Afteranexpensive,nearlytwo-yearsearchacrossthedeepoceanfloor,thetwin-engineAirbusA330'swreckagewasfinallyfoundandthevoiceanddatarecordersrecovered.AFrenchinvestigationblamedflightcrewforfailingtounderstand"theywereinastallsituationandthereforeneverundertook