疑似发现马航MH370残骸

AS IT IS 2016-03-07 Debris¹ May Be From MH370 疑似发现马航MH370残骸

A piece of metal from missing Malaysia Airways² Flight 370 may have been found in Mozambique.

The metal is white and about one meter long. It is being sent to Australia for testing.

The Australian agency supervising the search for the plane will examine the metal to determine where it came from.

An American beachcomber found the piece of metal and brought it to authorities in Mozambique.

The piece of metal, or debris, may be from an airplane part called a horizontal stabilizer. It is printed with the words “no step” and has a code on it that makes experts think it is from a Boeing 777. That is the same kind of plane that disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board.

Computer models predicted that debris could wash-up in Mozambique.

If the metal turns out to be from Flight 370, it will be the second confirmed piece of debris from the plane. A piece of the wing, called a flaperon, was found on a French island in the Indian Ocean last summer.

The man who found the debris is from the state of Washington. He travels around looking for pieces of the plane. He said he traveled to a number of countries looking for parts of Flight 370.

The transport minister in Malaysia did not want to get too excited about the discovery. He asked people to wait for more information.

He says there will be a search if the piece of metal turns out to be from the Malaysian plane.

On March 8, the Malaysian authorities will release more information about the new debris and the search. March 8 is the two-year anniversary of the plane’s disappearance³.

The plane was going to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur before it went off course over the Indian Ocean.

Words in This Story

debris – n. the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed

stabilizer – n. the part of an airplane's tail that cannot be moved

beachcomber – n. a person who walks along beaches looking for things (such as seashells or items that can be sold)

1 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

3 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。