VOA慢速英语2018 一架载有100多人的波音737飞机在古巴坠毁

Plane Carrying More Than 100 People Crashes in Cuba

A passenger airplane crashed Friday, shortly after taking off from Havana’s airport in Cuba. The plane carried 104 passengers and nine crew members.

周五，一架客机从古巴哈瓦那机场起飞后不久坠毁。机上载有104名乘客和9名机组人员。

The number of deaths is not yet known.

遇难人数尚不清楚。

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited the site of the crash, and told Agence France Presse, “It appears there is a high number of victims.”

古巴总统米格尔·迪亚兹-卡内尔（Miguel Diaz-Canel）抵达坠机事故现场，并对法新社表示，“看起来有很多人遇难。”

Cuba’s state broadcaster reported the plane crashed in Boyeros, a rural¹ area about 20 kilometers south of Havana.

古巴国家广播电视台报道称，这架飞机在哈瓦那以南约20公里的农村地区Boyeros坠毁。

The plane, operated by Cuban national airline Cubana, was heading to Holguin in eastern Cuba.

这架由古巴国有航空公司古巴航空公司（Cubana）运营的飞机当时正飞往古巴东部的奥尔金市。

A witness told Reuters the plane’s wreckage² spread over the rural area, and that emergency vehicles and firefighters were there.

一位目击者对路透社表示，飞机残骸散落在该农村地区，救护车辆和消防员也在现场。

A worker at Havana’s Calixto Garcia hospital told Reuters three victims of the accident had arrived so far. One died from burns, and the other two were in a serious condition.

哈瓦那Calixto Garcia医院一名员工作人员对路透社表示，截至目前为止，这起事故的三名受害者已经抵达该医院。其中一人死于烧伤，另外两人也病情危急。

Friday’s crash was Cuba’s third major airline accident since 2010.

周五这起事故是古巴2010年以来发生的第三起重大航空事故。

Last year, a Cuban military plane crashed into a hill in the western province of Artemisa, killing³ eight soldiers.

去年，一架古巴军机在西部的阿尔泰米萨省撞山，造成8名士兵遇难。

In November 2010, an AeroCaribbean flight from Santiago to Havana crashed in bad weather over central Cuba. The accident killed all 68 people, including 28 foreigners.

2010年，古巴加勒比航空公司一架从圣地亚哥飞往哈瓦那的航班在古巴中部因恶劣天气坠毁。这起事故造成68人全部遇难，其中包括28名外国人。

On Sept. 4, 1989, a charter⁴ flight leaving Havana for Italy crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 126 people on board.

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Words in This Story

charter –adj. hired for temporary use

1 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

2 wreckage   

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 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 charter   

n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照

参考例句：

• This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
• We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。