美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-03-17

 360 podcast. New development in search for flight 370. Let’s get started.

A potential new development in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 comes from China which has especially strong interest in locating the airliner¹ which was carrying so many Chinese nationals on board. Late today, Chinese authorities released satellite photos, what they call a suspected crash site. They were taken on high definition cameras on the morning of March 9th, a day and a night after the Boeing 777 vanished on route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Three images in the open ocean, each showing floating objects. What precisely² they are, that remains³ to be seen. We should point out there have been several false sites so far. What is intriguing⁴ is the location. 

According to the Chinese it's within a 20 kilometer or 12.5 mile radius⁵ of this spot on the map which corresponds closely to the point where controllers lost contact with the airliner radar⁶ transponder. But check it first with CNN's DM who joins us from Beijing. So these, these satellite images, what, what can you tell us about them? Do we have any idea why the Chinese government released them now? 

 

Anderson, that's a question I want answers. There are two things that trouble me. One is why this was released now. And the second is, really, why are we seeing these images that weren't shared necessarily with the Malaysian authorities? They say they took these photographs from satellite, high definition of the three large objects which were very close to the tracking path when that plane vanished over the sea on Saturday. It is now several days later and this appears to be a significant lead, Anderson. These are large objects. They call it a potential crash site. So it could help narrow the search as you said that is expanded widely in recent days. It gives some level of hope of closure for the many families here in Beijing who lost scores of loved ones. 

 

The size of the debris⁷ has raised some questions from aviation experts we've heard from already who say maybe the debris is actually too large given the size of the aircraft. But the Chinese, I mean, they seem to have been frustrated⁸ with the response by the Malaysian government. Could the release of these photos somehow be tied to that frustration⁹, forcing the Malaysian government's hands somehow? 

 

That's a good point, Anderson. Yes, they've given very pointed¹⁰ statements toward the Malaysian government calling this search sometimes chaotic¹¹. They’ve also criticized Malaysians and other countries for giving out false leads and giving hope to these families here. So it might be that they've waited to release this information until they were absolutely sure it's significant. And we should also believe it's significant because of that. The Chinese are much more deliberate with these issues, so they would have carefully looked at these images; thought about what they could be before they released it out. But again because it was several days after they took these images, it's a troubling sign. They have also taken more satellites into that region to look at that whole area to figure out if there is anything that gives any lead to where to find this plane. But certainly significant on the part we believe of the plane where it vanished. So there'll be definitely ships, airplanes, everything going to that area, scouring¹² it from a closer advantage point to see if it indeed is this crashed plane that everyone at this point wants to find, particularly the families here in Beijing.

1 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

2 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

6 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

7 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

8 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

12 scouring   

擦[洗]净，冲刷，洗涤

参考例句：

• The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners. 警察正在搜索整个乡村以捉拿逃犯。
• This is called the scouring train in wool processing. 这被称为羊毛加工中的洗涤系列。