Part B  Crash Landing in San Francisco

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

roar   v.to make a loud noise,as of wind, water, or vehicles 发出轰鸣声

smash v. to hit hard 猛撞，碰撞

rip off to remove somethingvery quickly and carelessly 撕掉

goup in flames to burn or be destroyed by fire 着火；烧毁

track   v. to record the progress or development of something over a period  跟踪；追踪

footage  n. (a piece of) film especially one showing an event连续镜头

charred   adj. having beenburned so as to affect color or taste 烧黑了的，烧焦的

remains n. any object that is left unused orstill extant 残余；遗骸

belly flop to dive so that one hits the water with one's belly 胸腹先着水跳水

bounce v. to springback; spring away from an impact 弹起，反跳

veteran  n. a person who has had a lot of experience of a particularactivity 老手，富有经验的人

cockpit   n. compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft  (飞机驾驶员的)驾驶舱，座舱

audition   v. to hear 试听

devastation  n. the state of being decayed or destroyed 破坏，毁坏

fuselage   n. the central body of anairplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) （飞机的）机身

fatality   n. a death caused by an accident or by violence （事故、战争、疾病等的）死亡

astounding  adj. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder令人震惊的；令人惊骇的

rule out to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable 不考虑；排除

parameter  n. any factor that defines a systemand determines (or limits) its performance 参数；系数

 

Notes:

 

This Week with GeorgeStephanopoulos is the Sunday morning political affairs program onthe ABC television network. It premiered in 1981, initially aired at 9:00AM ET. Currently, George Stephanopoulos is the host for the second time inthe show’s history. 《斯特凡诺普洛斯一周谈》（美国广播公司周日早间新闻时事节目）

Asiana is Asiana Airlines, one of SouthKorea's two major airlines, alongwith Korean Air. Asiana has itsheadquarters in Asiana Town in Seoul. Theairline has its domestic hub at GimpoInternational Airport (金浦国际机场) and its international hub at Incheon International Airport (仁川国际机场).  韩亚航空（与大韩航空公司并称为韩国两大航空公司）

Seoul isthe capital and largest metropolis of SouthKorea. A megacity with a population of more than 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the developedworld. 首尔（南韩首都）

The National Transportation SafetyBoard (NTSB) is an independent U.S.government investigative agency responsible forcivil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSBinvestigates and reports on aviation accidents and incidents, certaintypes of highway crashes, ship and marine accidents, pipelineincidents and railroad accidents. 美国国家运输安全委员会（专责国家航空、公路、铁道等的事故调查）

Deborah Hersman is the Chairmanof the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.She completed two terms as Chairman and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onOctober 16, 2013 for a third term. 德波拉·赫斯曼

cockpit voice recorder (CVR), often referred to as a "black box", is a flight recorder used to record the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft for the purpose of investigation ofaccidents and incidents. This is typically achieved by recording the signals ofthe microphones and earphones of the pilots headsets and of an area microphonein the roof of the cockpit. 驾驶舱话音记录器

flight datarecorder (FDR) is anelectronic device employed to record any instructions sent to any electronicsystems on an aircraft. It is a device used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. The data recorded by the FDR is used for accident investigation, as well as foranalyzing air safety issues, material degradation and engine performance. 飞行数据记录器

Exercise: Listen to the news report and choosethe best answer to the following questions.

 

1．  How many passengers were on board Asiana Flight 214 when it crashed on landing San Francisco Airport?

A. 307                   B.180                   C. 214                   D. not mentioned

 

2. According to the passage, what could be immediately ruled out as a cause of the crash landing of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco Airport?

A. terrorism           

B. pilot errors         

C. mechanical failure

D. weather conditions

 

3. According to Deborah Hersman, why do so many people feel thankful afterthe terrifying crash landing?

   A.Because all the people on boardsurvived, only some injured.

   B. Because so many people on board survived,only two dead.

   C. Because so many people on board wereinjured, no one dead.

   D. Because all the people on board were injured, only two dead.

 

4. According to the news, what will  the NTSB team do for the investigation on thecrash landing of Asiana Flight 214?

   A. It will conduct interviews with thepilots.

   B. It will obtainthe cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.

   C. It will come to look at the accidentaircraft.

   D. It will fly out to the crash site from Washington.

 

5. About AsianaFlight 214 crash-land at San FranciscoAirport, which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. It is premature to say what caused thecrash landing of AsianaFlight 214.

   B. The inexperiencedpilots were viewed as the main reason for the crashlanding.

C. Two fatalities in the crash were identified as femaleteenagers from China.

B. The NTSB began its work on investigating onthe exact cause of the crash landing.