国产大飞机首飞在即 C919完成首次高速滑行

 　　China-developed commercial airliner¹ C919 has edged a step closer to takeoff after the plane's developer put it through the first high-speed taxi test last Sunday morning at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

　　上周日上午，我国自主研发的商用客机C919的开发者在上海浦东国际机场对其进行了首次高速滑行测试，C919距离首飞又近了一步。

　　The test started at 8:00 am and lasted for three hours.

　　测试于上午8时开始，持续了3个小时。

　　The plane reached a top speed of about 248 km per hour, approaching the speed required for takeoff and landing.

　　C919的最高时速达248公里左右，接近起降所需速度。

　　国产大飞机首飞在即 C919完成首次高速滑行

　　C919's developer, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, is expected to launch a test flight of the aircraft in the first half of this year.

　　C919由中国商飞开发，该公司预计将于今年上半年进行C919的试飞。

　　The C919, designed to accommodate over 150 passengers, is a narrow-body plane. Its main rivals on the market will include Airbus 320 and Boeing 737.

　　C919是窄体飞机，设计载客量在150人以上，在市场上的主要竞争机型包括空客320和波音737。

　　The COMAC also plans to start developing wide-body aircraft in 2017.

　　此外，中国商飞公司还计划在2017年开始研发宽体飞机。

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n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。