我国第二艘航空母舰下水

 　　China officially launched its second -- and the first domestically developed -- aircraft carrier on Wednesday morning in Dalian, Liaoning province.

　　星期三（4月26日）早上，我国第二艘航空母舰——也是第一艘中国人自主研发的航母，在辽宁省大连正式下水出坞。

　　The ship is the largest and most sophisticated surface vessel¹ China has ever built.

　　这艘航母是我国建造的航母中最大的，也是结构最复杂的水面舰艇。

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　　General Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in the launch ceremony at a shipyard in the northeastern coastal² city. Fan’s presence indicates the significance Chinese leaders attach to the colossal³ ship because only the most important equipment for the PLA would have top-level officers at the public debut⁴ ceremony.

　　下水仪式在这个东北沿海城市的一个造船厂举行，中央军委副主席范长龙将军出席了仪式。范长龙的出席意味着，这艘巨型航母对中国领导人有着非同寻常的意义，因为通常只有在解放军最为重要的装备公开亮相仪式上，高层官员才会出席。

　　The new carrier’s name and hull⁵ code remain unknown as the Navy usually makes public such information when a ship is commissioned.

　　这艘新航母的名字和船体代码尚不清楚，因为海军通常在一艘船服役时才公开这类信息。

　　Currently, the PLA Navy operates a sole aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning, which was originally a Soviet-era vessel and received an extensive refit at the same shipyard in Dalian, where the new carrier is being constructed, before going into service in September 2012.

　　目前,中国人民解放军海军仅有的唯一一艘航母CNS辽宁号，原本是前苏联造的，同样是在建造这艘新航母的大连造船厂进行了全面的改装后，才在2012年9月正式服役。

　　The new carrier has been designed in China, according to a news release published by the military after the ceremony.

　　根据仪式结束后军方在新闻发布会上的消息，这艘新航母是中国自主设计的。

　　In the next phase, the carrier will start the outfitting⁶ process, the news release said. During the outfitting stage, engineers and workers will complete the installation of the ship’s power plant, engines, interior equipment and systems as well as weapons.

　　发布会上还说，下一步，该航空母舰将按进行舾装施工。在舾装过程中，工程师和工人们将完成电力、引擎、内部装备、系统设备以及武器的安装工作。

　　Besides China, six countries operate a total of 16 aircraft carriers. The United States is the largest operator as it now runs 10 Nimitz-class nuclear-powered carriers with each having a full-load displacement⁷ of about 100,000 tons.

　　除了中国，还有6个国家共拥有16艘航母。美国是拥有航母最多的国家，当前共有10艘尼米兹级核动力航母，都是排水量在10万吨的超级航母。

1 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

2 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。

3 colossal   

adj.异常的，庞大的

参考例句：

• There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
• Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

5 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

6 outfitting   

v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The outfitting installation activities carried out on the building berth or dock. 舾装在船台上或船钨内完成。 来自互联网
• There is so much outfitting work. Do you subcontract some of them? 有这么多的舾装工作要做，你们将工程分包出去吗？ 来自互联网

7 displacement   

n.移置，取代，位移，排水量

参考例句：

• They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
• The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。