VOA常速英语2014--Search for Missing Plane Expanding 失踪飞机的搜索正不断扩大

 

Search for Missing Plane Expanding 失踪飞机的搜索正不断扩大

WASHINGTON — The Malaysian government is still leading the search for the missing flight MH370, but the U.S. government’s role is increasing. The White House indicated the U.S. Navy might begin searching a wide area of the Indian Ocean.

华盛顿—马来西亚政府仍然引导着失联航班MH370的搜寻工作，但是美国的角色也在不断增加。白宫表明美国海军也许会开始搜寻印度洋的一片辽阔的海域。

Almost a week after the plane went missing, there's still a mystery surrounding Flight 370. Now, the situation is even more perplexing.

飞机失踪将近一个星期了，但仍然有一个谜团围绕着370航班。目前，飞机的位置甚至更加令人困惑。

First, the search was to the northeast of Malaysia, along the plane’s normal route to Beijing.

首先，搜寻是在飞机从马来西亚最北边到北京的正常路线上。

But now U.S. officials have disclosed new information. They say the plane may have flown for several hours after its last communication. That final communication was from the pilot, who said, "All right. Good night," as if all were well in his cockpit.

但是现在美国官方公开新的消息，他们说，飞机在它最后一次联系后，也许继续还飞了几个小时。最后的联系是来自飞行员，他说：“一切顺利。晚安。”似乎在驾驶舱一切都好。

U.S. officials from the NTSB and the FAA who arrived in Malaysia a few days ago are examining the plane’s radar¹ locations. These two U.S. agencies often are called in to help investigate airline crashes in other countries.

美国通过几天前到达马来西亚的国家运输安全委员会和联邦航空局来检测飞机的雷达位置。这两个美国代理机构经常被叫到其他国家帮忙调查飞机坠毁事件。

"There's nobody better in the world at investigating aircraft mishaps². These are the pros,” said Stephen Ganyard, an aviation consultant³.

“在世界上调查的航空灾难中，没有人会更好的。这些都有赞同者。”身为一名航空顾问的Stephen Ganyard说。

“The U.S. team was of the view that there were reasonable grounds from Malaysian authorities to deploy⁴ resources to conduct a search on the western side of the peninsula Malaysia,” said Hishammuddin Hussein, the Malaysian Transport Minister.

“美国队伍的观点是马来西亚当局有合理的理由在马来西亚半岛的西边部署资源去带头搜寻。”马来西亚运输部部长Hishammuddin Hussein说。

That set up a series of maneuvers⁵ in the search; U.S. destroyers were in the Straits of Malacca, near the Indian Ocean, as White House spokesman Jay Carney spoke⁶ on Thursday.

随着星期四白宫代言人Jay Carney说在搜寻中安排一连串调遣，美国驱逐舰驶到印度洋附近的马六甲海峡。

“We're looking at information, pursuing possible leads, working within the investigation⁷ being led by the Malaysian government… We are consulting with international partners about the appropriate assets to deploy,” said Carney.

“我们正在在由马来西亚政府引领的调查工作中寻找线索，追寻一切有可能的线索。我们正在和国际伙伴商议关于用适当的财力去部署。”Carney说。

Many family members of passengers are frustrated⁸ over how little they know.  Investigators, including American officials like FAA administrator⁹ Michael Huerta, say little, although he told the Italian Financial News Agency Radiocor, "Our engineers are working with international colleagues. Every aviation accident takes time for the technical findings."

许多旅客的家人因知道太少而很沮丧。调查成员，包括美国官方如联邦航空局行政官Michael Huerta只说了很少，尽管他告诉意大利金融通讯社：“我们的工程师正在和他们的国际同事一起工作。每次航空坠毁事件都要花时间在技术调查结果上。”

 

Meanwhile, in China and elsewhere, there still is hope for those on board the plane. One sign reads: “We are waiting for you to come home.”

同时，在中国和其他地方，仍然对那些在飞机上的人抱有希望。有一个标牌上写着：“我们在等你们回家。”

1 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。

2 mishaps   

n.轻微的事故，小的意外( mishap的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事
• In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly. 尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸，一切都进行得很顺利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

5 maneuvers   

n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
• Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句

6 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。

7 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。

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 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。