VOA慢速英語：俄羅斯飛機失事時檢測到熱閃光

United Statesofficials said Tuesday a U.S. military satellite detected a heat flash before a Russian airplane crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

周二，美國官員表示，俄羅斯飛機在埃及西奈半島墜毀之前，美國軍事衛(wèi)星探測到的熱閃光。

The Metrojet A-321 crash happened on October 31, killing 224 people on board. That included 17 children. Investigators have not announced the cause of the crash.

在10月31日，俄羅斯客機A-321發(fā)生墜機事件。機上224名乘客全部遇難，其中包括17個孩子。調(diào)查人員還沒有宣布失事原因。

This photo shows the tail of a Metrojet plane that crashed in Hassana, Egypt on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.

Experts told U.S. reporters that the heat flash could point to a catastrophic event on the airplane, such as a bomb, a fire, or an engine explosion. They also said the heat flash could have been from aircraft parts hitting the ground.

專家告訴美國記者，該閃光點暗示這次災(zāi)難性的爆炸飛機失事事件。如炸彈、火災(zāi)、或發(fā)動機爆炸。他們還表示，熱閃光可能來自于飛機部件接觸地面。

Officials said they do not believe a missile hit the aircraft.

官員們表示，他們不相信是由于導(dǎo)彈擊中飛機造成墜機事件。

Investigators in Egypt have started their examination of the flight recorders recovered from the crash site.

埃及調(diào)查人員已經(jīng)開始對從失事地點回收的飛行記錄器進行研究，

Russian officials say thecockpit voice and flight data recorders received only "minor" damage. One investigator said early inspection showed the plane was not struck from the outside.

俄羅斯官員表示，駕駛艙錄音器與飛行數(shù)據(jù)記錄器只受到了輕微損壞。一名調(diào)查員聲稱，早期檢查發(fā)現(xiàn)，飛機并沒有遭受外部襲擊。

The investigator also said the pilot did not make a distress call before the plane disappeared from flight controllers' radar.

調(diào)查員還表示，飛機從飛行控制人員所控制的雷達顯示屏上消失之前，飛行員沒有撥打求救電話。

Russiahas sent about 100 experts to help Egyptian officials search for the remains of victims and the aircraft debris. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

俄羅斯已派出約100名專家，以幫助埃及官員搜尋遇難者遺體與飛機殘骸。

On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi dismissed claims by the Islamic State that it brought down the airplane. He called the claims "propaganda" meant to "damage the stability and security of Egypt."

周二，埃及總統(tǒng)阿卜杜勒駁回了伊斯蘭國聲稱是它擊落飛機的指控。他將該指控稱為“宣傳”，目的在于“破壞埃及的穩(wěn)定和安全。”

The Metrojet crash happened about 20 minutes after the plane took off from the Sharm el-Sheikh airport. The plane was traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia.

該架俄羅斯客機從沙姆沙伊赫機場起飛約20分鐘后，就發(fā)生墜機事件。這架飛機飛往俄羅斯的圣彼得堡。

Several airlines have said they will stop flying over the Sinai peninsula for safety reasons.

幾家航空公司已經(jīng)表示，出于安全原因，他們將停止飛越西奈半島。

This article was written by VOANews.com. Ashley Thompson adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story:

detect- v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)

catastrophic - adj. terrible; disastrous

cockpit- n. the area in a boat, airplane, etc., where the pilot or driver sits

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