VOA常速英语2007年-UN Helicopter Crashes in Liberia, Two Dead
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
Dakar
02 November 2007
A United Nations helicopter carrying three crewmembers crashed in northern Liberia on Friday. A U.N. spokesman says two of the three crewmembers are dead and the condition of the third is unknown. The names and nationalities of those on board have not yet been released. Kari Barber has more from our West Africa bureau in Dakar.
Ben Malor, spokesman for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) says the helicopter was on a routine flight from the border with Guinea to the border with Ivory Coast when it went down.
"We have received a report from the scene that the crashed helicopter had been on fire. We can confirm two members of the team are dead," he said. "The third one, we do not really know the condition of the third one if this person, this colleague, has survived and in what state."
Malor says investigations 2 have begun into what caused the helicopter, which was carrying cargo 3, to crash.
"We have our teams at the crash site as I speak with you," he added. "We also have some of colleagues from the Bangladeshi contingent 4 there with the medical team. We have also set up a joint 5 investigation 1 team made up of members of the Liberian civil aviation authority and also UNMIL aviation safety personnel. They have started an investigation into the crash."
Malor says U.N. helicopters on mission in Liberia have crashed before, but this is the first time there have been casualties.
He says as of Friday, the U.N. is halting all planned flights of these helicopters.
"Immediately the U.N. mission has grounded all of its civilian 6 MI-8 helicopters until further notice," he said
A total of 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers have been stationed in Liberia since the end of the nation's civil war in 2003. That number is expected to be drawn 7 down over the next three years.
- 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。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。