VOA慢速英語:馬航失聯(lián)飛機(jī)的尋找工作已進(jìn)入第三周

[00:00.00]請(qǐng)?jiān)L問chinavoa.com [00:06.36]From VOA Learning English, [00:09.27]this is In The News. [00:11.86]The search for a missing Malaysian airliner [00:16.06]continued this week. [00:18.01]The airplane carrying 239 passengers [00:22.31]and crew members disappeared on March 8th. [00:26.55]Last Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak [00:31.11]announced the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean. [00:36.11]"We wanted to inform you of this new development [00:38.37]at the earliest opportunity." [00:40.51]Satellite records show that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 [00:45.98]likely crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. [00:49.58]Malaysian officials say the flight ended [00:52.93]west of the Australian city of Perth. [00:56.28]Australian Defense Minister David Johnston describes the waters [01:01.39]in that area as an extremely difficult environment. [01:05.94]"Remember, this Southern Ocean, has shipwrecked many, [01:09.29]many sailors in our history in Western Australia. [01:11.54]It is rough. There are 20-, 30-meter waves. [01:14.88]It is very, very dangerous, even for big ships." [01:18.04]The Boeing 777 aircraft was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing [01:24.28]at the time of its disappearance. [01:27.03]On Tuesday, protesters marched toward the Malaysian embassy in Beijing. [01:33.38]They were angry about the way Malaysian officials [01:37.17]have reacted to the disappearance of Flight 370. [01:41.47]The protesters demanded more information. [01:45.01]The same day, Malaysia Airlines officials met with reporters. [01:50.78]They defended their decision to inform families and the world [01:56.12]that Malaysian officials now consider the flight lost. [02:00.43]Two-thirds of the passengers were Chinese. [02:04.23]The Australian government is easing visa and immigration rules [02:09.53]to permit relatives to travel to Perth. [02:13.23]The city's Chinese community has offered to assist the visitors. [02:18.43]Critics say Malaysia has been keeping information [02:22.54]from victims' families and the media. [02:25.63]The British satellite company Inmarsat told Malaysian officials [02:31.32]four days after the disappearance [02:34.13]that they had received hourly signals from the plane. [02:38.39]Yet the officials were said to have waited three days [02:42.74]before acting on that information. [02:45.89]John Goglia has investigated plane crashes [02:50.63]for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. [02:53.59]He noted Malaysia's lack of experience with air disasters. [02:59.04]"In this particular instance, [03:00.86]what had come out certainly seemed disconnected. [03:03.95]It seemed like they didn't follow any of the known processes [03:09.97]that had been established for years and years." [03:12.37]Other Southeast Asian countries were quick to join the search. [03:16.97]But they were slow to share radar or satellite information [03:21.62]with Malaysia about possible sightings. [03:24.37]Malaysia is in a difficult position. [03:27.57]Some observers say it does not want to anger China. [03:32.61]Yet China's Global Times newspaper [03:36.32]published editorials blaming Malaysia's government. [03:40.45]One piece read: "Malaysia is determined [03:44.91]to enter the ranks of developed countries by 2020. [03:49.86]But judging from its handling of the MH370 incident, [03:55.22]Malaysia's modernization will take far longer than this." [04:00.12]Malaysia has a growing tourist industry. [04:04.37]Last year, 1.8 million Chinese visited the country. [04:10.67]But this could change because of Flight 370. [04:15.26]On Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry [04:18.90]again called for more exact information from Malaysia [04:24.01]on the details of the search. [04:26.11]A spokesman said he hoped Malaysia [04:29.95]would improve its communications with China. [04:33.85]This continues to be a developing story. [04:38.05]For the latest information, go to chinavoa.com [04:44.21]And that's In The News from VOA Learning English. [04:49.77]I'm Steve Ember.

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