VOA标准英语2009年-British-French Nuclear-armed Submarine Collisio
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
A British official said nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided deep under the Atlantic Ocean while on separate exercises earlier this month, but limited details are only now emerging.
A British Ministry 1 of Defense 2 handout 3 picture of British submarine HMS Vanguard, 16 Feb, 2009
Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Jonathon Band made the disclosure after the British sub, HMS Vanguard returned to its home port of Faslane, in western Scotland.
"A few days ago, the submarines came into contact at very low speed. Both submarines remained safe. No injuries occurred. We can confirm the capability 4 remain unaffected and there was no compromise to nuclear safety," he said.
Britain's Sun newspaper reported the Vanguard returned with dents 5 and scrapes visible on its hull 6.
The French defense ministry said its vessel 7, Le Triomphant, sustained damage to is sonar dome 8, but it was able to return safely, under it own power, to its base in Brittany and no one on board was injured.
While such collisions are uncommon 9, nuclear expert John Large said such boats often ply 10 the same waters.
"Both navies want quiet areas, deep areas, roughly the same distance from their home ports. So, you find that these nesting grounds, these station grounds, are pretty, have got quite a few submarines. Not only the French and Royal Navy submarines, but also from Russia and from the United States," he said.
The subs can carry up to 16 nuclear missiles each and both countries have four-vessel nuclear-armed sub fleets.
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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。
- I read the handout carefully.我仔细看了这份分发的资料。
- His job was distributing handout at the street-corner.他的工作是在街头发传单。
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
- He hammered out the dents in the metal sheet. 他把金属板上的一些凹痕敲掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Tin dents more easily than steel. 锡比钢容易变瘪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
- The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
- The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
- They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
- Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
- Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。