VOA标准英语2008年-Official: More Than One Failure Led to Spanair
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
The head of Spain's civil aviation said the Spanair plane that crashed in Madrid Wednesday must have suffered more than one kind of failure. Meanwhile, grieving relatives are continuing efforts to help identify the remains 1 of the 153 people who were killed. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.
Relatives of victims of the Spanair jet crash read newspaper outside hotel in Madrid, 22 Aug 2008
Just 19 people survived Wednesday's crash of the Spanair twin-engine plane bound for the Canary Islands from Madrid. It was Spain's worst air disaster in 25 years.
As the investigation 2 to determine the cause of the disaster continued, the head of Spain's civil aviation, Manuel Batista, said there was more than one breakdown 3. He said engine failure alone would not have been enough to bring the plane down. He added that modern aircraft are designed to fly on just one engine in an emergency.
It may take months to establish what caused the plane crash. But useful details are expected to come from the two recovered black box (flight data) recorders. The Spanish government says it has much information to work with, including video footage of the plane's takeoff from airport cameras.
Spain's deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said the investigation commission is working very intensively and hand in hand with foreign experts. She added that the results would be given to a judge, but details would be made public as soon as possible.
Meanwhile grieving relatives of those killed in the crash continued with the ordeal 4 of identifying bodies. Many bodies were burned beyond recognition and forensic 5 teams are taking DNA 6 samples from relatives.
Spain is observing three days of mourning and an official funeral presided over by Madrid Archbishop Antonio Maria Rouco has been scheduled for Sept. 1.
- 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。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
- The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
- Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
- The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
- The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。