VOA慢速英语2019 有证据显示伊朗击落乌航客机

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday that evidence suggests an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian plane on Tuesday. He added that the strike may have been an accident.

加拿大总理特鲁多周四告诉记者，有证据显示，周二伊朗发射的一枚导弹击落了一架乌克兰客机。他补充说，这一袭击可能是一次意外。

The plane went down after it took off from Tehran's main airport. All 176 people on board were killed. At least 62 were Canadian.

这架客机从德黑兰主要机场起飞后被击落。机上的176人全部遇难。至少有62名加拿大人。

Trudeau did not give details about the evidence. But he said a surface-to-air missile appeared to strike the plane.

特鲁多没有透露有关证据的细节。但他表示，一枚地空导弹似乎击中了该客机。

Earlier, two United States officials said it is very possible that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile shot down the plane.

早些时候，两名美国官员表示，很有可能是伊朗的防空导弹击落了这架客机。

The officials spoke¹ to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity². They did not explain why Iran would shoot down the plane.

这些官员在不愿透露姓名的情况下接受了美联社的采访。他们没有解释伊朗为何要击落这架客机。

One U.S. official told the Reuters News Agency that U.S. satellites had recorded the launch of two missiles just before the plane crashed. The launch was followed by an explosion. Two U.S. officials told Reuters they believe the missiles were launched "accidentally." These officials all spoke anonymously⁴.

一名美国官员告诉路透社，美国卫星拍下了客机坠毁前发射的两枚导弹。导弹发射后发生了爆炸。两名美国官员告诉路透社，他们认为导弹是“意外”发射的。这些官员都是匿名发言。

U.S. President Donald Trump⁵ addressed the issue at a news conference this morning. He dismissed Iranian claims that the plane suffered a mechanical failure.

美国总统特朗普在今天早上的新闻发布会上谈到了这个问题。他否认了伊朗方面关于客机机械故障的说法。

"Somebody make a mistake on the other side," Trump said, adding, "Some people said it was mechanical. I personally don't believe that is even a question."

特朗普表示：“有人可能犯了错误，有些人说这是机械故障导致。我个人认为这并不是一个问题。”

Iran has asked the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States to assist in the investigation⁶. The request came through the International Civil Aviation Organization, anonymous³ sources told The New York Times.

伊朗已经要求美国国家运输安全委员会协助调查。匿名消息人士告诉《纽约时报》，这一请求通过伊朗驻国际民用航空组织提出的。

Investigators⁷ from Iran's Civil Aviation Organization offered no explanation for the disaster.

伊朗民航组织的调查人员没有对这起空难做出解释。

Iranian officials first said the crash was caused by a technical problem. Ukrainian officials agreed. Then, Ukrainian officials appeared to back away from the Iranian decision. They said they could not come to a conclusion while the investigation was ongoing⁸.

伊朗官员最初表示，坠机是因技术问题引起的。乌克兰官员对此表示认可。随后，乌克兰官员似乎不承认伊朗的结论。他们说，在调查进行期间，他们无法得出结论。

Ukraine said a missile strike could be one of several possible causes of the crash. Oleksiy Danilov is secretary of Ukraine's Security Council. Danilov also said there are other possible causes being considered, such as some kind of flying object hitting the plane, a terrorist attack, or a mechanical problem.

乌克兰方面表示，导弹袭击是导致坠机的几个可能性之一。奥莱克西·丹尼洛夫(Oleksiy Danilov)是乌克兰安全理事会秘书长。丹尼洛夫还表示，不排除其他的可能性，如某种飞行物体击中飞机、恐怖袭击或机械故障。

However, no terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the plane was only three and a half years old.

然而，没有恐怖组织声称对这次袭击负责，而且失事客机已运营三年半。

The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. The attack answered the killing⁹ in Iraq last week of an Iranian general by a U.S. airstrike.

就在坠机事件发生的数小时前，伊朗对伊拉克的美军基地发动了导弹袭击。这次袭击是对上周美国在伊拉克实施空袭炸死一名伊朗将军的回应。

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he planned to call Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about the crash and the investigation.

乌克兰总统泽伦斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskiy)表示，他计划就坠机事故与调查向伊朗总统鲁哈尼(Hassan Rouhani)致电。

"Undoubtedly¹⁰, the priority for Ukraine is to identify the causes of the plane crash," Zelenskiy said. "We will surely find out the truth."

泽伦斯基称，“毫无疑问，乌克兰的首要任务是查明飞机失事原因”。“我们一定会查明真相的。”

Words in This Story

anonymity - n. not named or identified

aviation - n. airplane manufacture, development, and design

priority - n. something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

3 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

4 anonymously   

ad.用匿名的方式

参考例句：

• The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
• Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

10 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。