Japan Asks the US for Probing into Helicopter Crash

　　Japan's government has asked the United States for a thorough probe into the crash of a US military helicopter on Okinawa.

 

　　The HH-60 rescue helicopter was on an unspecified training mission when it crashed at Camp Hansen.

 

　　Three of the helicopter's four crew members ejected safely from the aircraft.

 

　　However, it's believed the 4th crew member perished in the crash, as yet-to-be-identified human remains¹ have been found at the site.

 

　　Itsunori Onodera is Japan's Defense² Minister.

 

　　"The US side should first thoroughly³ investigate the cause of the accident, and make sure this is prevented from happening again. That should come first. After this, the HH60 aircraft, the same type of aircraft, may be put into operation. This is the normal protocol⁴ for us when similar incidents happen, and so I believe the US side will also be making similar efforts themselves."

 

　　The crash comes amid intense local opposition⁵ to the US additional deployment⁶ of 12 transport aircraft on Okinawa.

 

　　Dozens of opponents of the US presence on Okinawa gathered this Tuesday outside the Futenma base.

 

　　"Couldn't they have known (how dangerous it is) without it having to crash?"

 

　　"Just because the US bases are here, the Okinawan people need to bear such great pain."

 

　　Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary has formally asked Washington to postpone⁷ the deployment of the new aircraft.

 

　　Currently about half of the 50-thousand US troops in Japan are based on Okinawa.

 

　　Locals have long-complained about the behavior of US soldiers at the base, which has prompted strict US military restrictions⁸ on the movement of US troops on Okinawa.

1 remains   

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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

7 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

8 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制