财经金融新闻 马航乌克兰坠毁

In today's podcast, the tragic¹ loss of MH17 over eastern Ukraine threatens to escalate² civil conflict in the country, and means Malaysia's state-owned carrier has an uncertain future

在今天的播客中，在乌克兰东部坠毁的MH17航班将有可能上升为国内冲突事件，这就意味着马来西亚国家航空公司的未来扑朔迷离。

In the deadliest aviation incident since September 11, 2001, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed with no survivors³ in Donetsk Oblast, the center of separatist violence in eastern Ukraine. A Ukrainian government official has said that the plane was shot down by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile, though no group or nation has taken responsibility.

自从2001年9·11事件以来，MH17航班在顿涅茨克坠毁，机上无一人生还，这里也位于乌克兰东部分离主义暴力活动的中心。乌克兰政府部门官员称飞机是被俄制地对空导弹袭击，尽管还没有国家或是组织对该事件负责。

Hong Kong authorities confirmed that one resident of the city was aboard MH17, while the latest statement from Malaysia Airlines says that 20 passengers have yet to have their nationalities confirmed.

香港当局确认有一名香港公民在此架飞机上，马来西亚航空公司的最新声明称还有20名乘客的身份没有确认。

Shares in the airline's stock have fallen more than 10 percent from yesterday's close, as the company moves closer to the bankruptcy⁴ or privatization many predicted would be its fate after the disappearance⁵ of MH370 earlier this year.

马航股票昨天收盘时下跌总量超过了10%，今年马航MH370客机消失以后，许多人预测称马航将面临破产或是私有化的命运。

For Caixin Online, this is James Bradbury.

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1 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

2 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

5 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。