CNN 2011-03-25

Late last night Central European time, two U.S. Air Force crew members ejected from their F-15E Strike Eagle after the aircraft encountered an equipment malfunction¹ in eastern Libya.  Both crew members ejected and are safe.  Crew member -- one crew member was recovered by coalition² forces, the other crew member was recovered by the people of Libya.  He was treated with dignity and respect, now in the care of the United States.

The F-15 was assigned to conduct a strike mission against Gadhafi regime missile capabilities³ -- action in compliance⁴ with the provisions of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

On the good side, the reactor⁵ 3 appears to have some electricity back in sight. The main control room has electricity. The officials say that they knew this when the lights in the main control room actually went on. This is significant because now what the officials can do is trying and sorting out the air-conditioning within this control room so that the workers can get inside and try and take control of the cooling system on the reactor in No.3.

There’s also bad news. Officials also said that the damaged reactors⁶ 1 and 2 is far worse than they had previously⁷ thought. Officials are saying that they believe that there has been more corrosions⁸ from seawater than previously expected. 660 workers, we understand, were working on the site from about 6:30 this morning, this Tuesday morning and of course, the main most urgent issue is still trying to get the cooling systems back online for those six reactors.

This is the Interior Ministry⁹ what has long been the headquarters of the police state that has helped keep Egypt under control until the revolution transformed everything in this country. Moments ago, this building was in flames. A pillar of smoke that rose over downtown, Cairo and collapsed¹⁰ parts of the building. In the last few minutes we’ve seen military police underground arresting some people, also rushing away one man in an ambulance. This fire erupted within hours of a large peaceful protest in front of these very same walls where thousands of police officers, some of them in civilian¹¹ clothes, many of them in uniforms, were demonstrating peacefully demanding higher wages.

1 malfunction   

vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常

参考例句：

• There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
• Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

5 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

6 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 corrosions   

n.腐蚀( corrosion的名词复数 )；受腐蚀的部位；腐蚀生成物如绣等；衰败

参考例句：

• The stress corrosions in welded plate heat exchangers are studied and associated preventive measures are suggested. 对全焊接板式换热器发生的应力腐蚀进行了分析并且给出了相关的防护措施。 来自互联网

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

11 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。