南非一架军用飞机坠毁

时间：2012-12-07 08:07:40

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A military plane carrying 11 passengers has crashed in South Africa's mountainous east.

一架承载11人的军用飞机坠毁于南非东部山区。
 
The plane, which had been travelling from Pretoria to Mthatha, went missing on Wednesday but the initial1 search was abandoned due to poor weather.
 
The wreckage2 was found in the Drakensberg Mountains, near Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal province.
 
Officials have denied earlier reports that members of Nelson Mandela's medical team were on the flight.
 
Speaking to the BBC, South Africa's National Defence Force spokesperson Xolani Mabanga rejected unconfirmed media reports that the former president's doctors were on board.
 
Search for survivors3
 
Brig Gen Mabanga said that the aircraft had taken off from Pretoria's Waterkloof Air Force Base on Wednesday night, according to AP. He said soldiers had been sent to the scene to look for survivors.
 
The remains4 of the aircraft were found some 210 miles (340km) south-east of the Waterkloof air base. 
 
The wreckage of the Douglas DC-3 Dakota, a twin-propeller aircraft, is reported to be spread over a wide area near the Giant's Castle, a famous peak on a steep escarpment.
 
Mthatha's small airport in Eastern Cape5 province is situated6 some 17 miles (30km) from Mr Mandela's rural homestead of Qunu, where he has lived since retiring from public life.
 
The military are responsible for looking after the 94-year-old former president's health.
 
According to AP, another South African military flight crash-landed at Mthatha's airport in November and several people were injured. The military denied that those on board had anything to do with Mr Mandela's care.

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1 initial r7sxZ     
adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于
参考例句：
  • After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
  • The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。
2 wreckage nMhzF     
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
3 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
4 remains 1kMzTy     
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。
5 cape ITEy6     
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
6 situated JiYzBH     
adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的
参考例句：
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

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