外刊阅读 | 恐怖一幕：美联航波音客机引擎在空中爆炸

跟着宽哥学英语 · 发表于 2021-2-24 07:00:00

带着问题看新闻：

▸ 出事的飞机上有没有人员伤亡？

▸ “停飞”用英文怎么表达？

▸ “乘客”在英语中如何表达？

The US plane manufacturer（生产商）Boeing has recommended grounding（停飞）dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine failure.

The plane, carrying 231 passengers（乘客）, was forced to return to Denver airport on Saturday. No injuries were reported. United Airlines and Japan's two main airlines have stopped using 62 planes. Korean Air says it will ground six. In total, Boeing said 128 aircraft with the same engine as the Denver plane should be grounded.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, United is the only US airline flying this model of 777, with the others being in Japan and South Korea.

1. The US plane manufacturer Boeing/ has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world/ after one of the jets suffered an engine failure.

【快速读词】

manufacturer [ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər] n.制造商

ground [ɡraʊnd] v.使停飞，阻止…起飞

aircraft [ˈerkræft] n.飞机

jet [dʒet] n.喷气式飞机

【拓展解析】

1）ground的意思是使停飞，阻止…起飞，比如：The balloon was grounded by strong winds. 热气球因强风停飞。

2）aircraft是飞机的意思，比如：The crew shut down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.机组人员关闭了飞机右边的发动机。

【句子翻译】

一架波音777飞机在美国发生发动机故障后，波音公司建议在全球范围内将其数十架777飞机停飞。

2. United Airlines and Japan's two main airlines /have stopped using 62 planes. /Korean Air says it will ground six./ In total, /Boeing said 128 aircraft with the same engine as the Denver plane should be grounded.

【快速读词】

united [juˈnaɪtɪd] adj.联合的，统一的

airline [ˈerlaɪn] n.航空公司

engine [ˈendʒɪn] n.引擎，发动机

【拓展解析】

1）airline是航空公司的意思，比如：international airlines 国际航空公司

2）engine是引擎，发动机的意思，比如：My car had to have a new engine. 我的汽车得换一个新发动机。

【句子翻译】

联合航空和日本的两家主要航空公司已停飞62架波音777飞机。大韩航空表示将停飞六架。波音公司称，总共有128架飞机拥有与丹佛的波音777飞机相同的发动机，这些飞机也应该停飞。

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1. “停飞”用英语怎么说？

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