印度机长只顾看平板 客机突降千米

 　　India's aviation watchdog is investigating why a Jet Airways¹ Ltd (JET.NS) flight plunged² almost 5,000 ft (1,520 m) over Turkish airspace last week, after some news reports said one pilot was asleep and the other was busy on a flight management device.[/en]

　　上周，捷特航空（印度第二大航空公司）的一架飞机在土耳其领空突降5000英尺（1520米），一些新闻报道称当时一名机师睡着了，而另一名机师则在忙着查看飞行管理设备。印度航空监管机构正在对事故原因进行调查。

　　The aircraft, operated by India's second largest airline, dropped suddenly during a flight between Mumbai and Brussels last Friday.

　　上周五，这架捷特航空飞机在从孟买飞往布鲁塞尔的途中突然下降。

　　According to The Times of India newspaper, the co-pilot was supposed to ensure the aircraft remained steady while the commander took a permitted rest.

　　据《印度时报》报道，机长按规定可以进行小憩，在他休息期间，副机师应确保飞机的平稳飞行。

　　The co-pilot has since told the aviation regulator she was using her electronic flight bag - a portable display system used to speedily execute flight management tasks - and did not realise the aircraft had lost altitude, the newspaper reported, quoting an unnamed source.

　　报道中，一名未透露姓名的知情人士提及，副机师事后向航空监管部门解释，她当时正在使用电子飞行包，没有注意到飞机突然下降。电子飞行包是一种用于处理飞行管理任务的便携式显示系统。

　　Both pilots "have been taken off the roster³ pending⁴ inquiry⁵" and were summoned for questioning on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.

　　印度民用航空总局在周三的声明中表示，两名机师“已被停飞”，正被传讯调查。

　　The investigation⁶ into the incident will consider whether the pilots were trained adequately and whether fines should be levied⁷ on them, the aviation body said.

　　航空总局还表示，其将调查两名机师是否受过充分培训，并根据事故调查结果决定是否对两人进行罚款。

1 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 roster   

n.值勤表，花名册

参考例句：

• The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.老师查看花名册，想了解今年要教的学生。
• The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。

4 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 levied   

征（兵）( levy的过去式和过去分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税

参考例句：

• Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
• Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。