埃塞俄比亚失事飞机“黑匣子”被找到

时间：2010-02-08 05:14:32

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Lebanese search teams have retrieved¹ the flight data recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the Mediterranean², officials say.

黎巴嫩救援组已找到坠落到地中海的埃塞俄比亚航空公司喷气式客机的飞行记录器。

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Lebanese navy divers located the box on Saturday

The Boeing 737 crashed on 25 January, minutes after take-off from Beirut airport during a fierce thunderstorm, killing⁴ all 90 people on board.

An army official said the recorder was taken to a naval⁵ base in Beirut to be handed over to crash investigators⁶.

The search continues for the cockpit voice recorder（驾驶舱话音记录器） and 75 missing bodies.

Difficult search

Passenger jets carry two recorders - a flight data recorder（飞行记录器） and a cockpit voice recorder - commonly referred to as "black boxes".

Lebanon's Transport Minister, Ghazi Aridi, said he hoped the voice recorder and the missing bodies would be recovered soon.

The recorders will be sent to France's accident investigation⁷ agency BEA, he told the AFP（法新社） news agency.

Mr Aridi announced on Saturday that searchers had located the recorder at a depth of 150ft (45m) off the coastal⁸ village of Naameh, just south of Beirut airport.

Since then, searchers had also located the plane's rear（后面，背面） wings and cockpit（驾驶员座舱） , and work was continuing to bring them to the surface, he said.

The cause of the crash is not yet known. Lebanese officials have said the jet did not fly in the direction instructed by the Beirut control tower.

The recorder could shed light on（阐明，解释） why the pilot failed to respond to the control tower's request, even though he acknowledged their commands.

A technical committee composed of Lebanese, Ethiopian and French experts is charged with investigating the crash.

Seven crew and 83 passengers were on board the Boeing 737-800. Most were Lebanese or Ethiopian.

Only 15 bodies have been recovered since the crash, but stormy weather has hampered⁹（限制，阻碍） searchers.

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1 retrieved
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）
参考例句：
Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。来自《简明英汉词典》 He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。来自辞典例句

2 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
参考例句：
The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。 Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。 Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

4 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。

5 naval
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。 The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

6 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》

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 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

9 hampered
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。 So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。