VOA慢速英語：俄戰(zhàn)機(jī)在靠土耳其靠敘利亞邊境被擊落墜毀

A Russian fighter jet was shot down along the border between Turkeyand Syria on Tuesday.

周二， 俄羅斯一架戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)在土耳其和敘利亞邊境敘利亞一側(cè)墜毀。

Russiasaid the plane was shot down by weapons on the ground.

俄方表示這架戰(zhàn)機(jī)遭到地面火力攻擊而墜毀。

But Turkey said its jets shot down the Russian plane when it wrongly entered Turkish airspace. The Russian plane ignored repeated warnings to leave, Turkish officials said.

但土耳其稱這架戰(zhàn)機(jī)錯(cuò)侵入土耳其領(lǐng)空，因此擊落俄戰(zhàn)機(jī)。土耳其官員們表示，俄戰(zhàn)機(jī)一再忽視其發(fā)布的撤離警告。

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

Russian military officials said the Russian jet stayed within Syria as allowed.

俄羅斯方面則反駁稱，這架戰(zhàn)機(jī)被準(zhǔn)許在敘利亞境內(nèi)，并沒有越境。

The two pilots ejected, Russia said. Video showed two pilots parachuting from the sky. The pilots' location is unknown.

俄表示，兩名飛行員跳傘逃生。視頻顯示，兩名飛行員從空中跳傘，但飛行員的位置不得而知。

A U.S. State Department spokesman says they cannot confirm the reports. They said they are watching closely.

美國國務(wù)院發(fā)言人稱他們無法證實(shí)此報(bào)道。他們還表示正在密切關(guān)注。

The latest incident comes after four and a half years of civil war in Syria. Border country Turkey has made several warnings about aircraft from other countries entering its airspace without permission. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

最近的事件發(fā)生在敘利亞內(nèi)戰(zhàn)四年半之后。對(duì)于他國飛機(jī)擅自進(jìn)入其領(lǐng)空，邊境國家土耳其已做出多次警告。

Russiajoined the conflict in Syria in September. It fights on the side of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russia says it is fighting Islamic terrorists to help Assad return order in Syria. Fighters in the civil war against Assad say Russia is targeting them.

在九月，俄羅斯卷入敘利亞沖突，擁護(hù)敘利亞總統(tǒng)巴沙爾。俄稱它在打擊伊斯蘭恐怖分子以幫助阿薩德恢復(fù)秩序。反對(duì)阿薩德內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中的武裝分子聲稱俄羅斯的目標(biāo)是他們。

In October, Russia agreed to keep a safe distance andcommunicate with other governments to prevent mid-air disasters.

十月，俄方表示同意保持安全距離并與其他國家進(jìn)行交流以防止發(fā)生空難事件。

VOA News reported this story. Kathleen Struck adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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ejecting - v. forcing to leave; pushing out

location- n. a place or position