VOA慢速英语：俄罗斯飞机失事时检测到热闪光

United Statesofficials said Tuesday a U.S. military satellite detected a heat flash before a Russian airplane crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

周二，美国官员表示，俄罗斯飞机在埃及西奈半岛坠毁之前，美国军事卫星探测到的热闪光。

The Metrojet A-321 crash happened on October 31, killing 224 people on board. That included 17 children. Investigators have not announced the cause of the crash.

在10月31日，俄罗斯客机A-321发生坠机事件。机上224名乘客全部遇难，其中包括17个孩子。调查人员还没有宣布失事原因。

This photo shows the tail of a Metrojet plane that crashed in Hassana, Egypt on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.

Experts told U.S. reporters that the heat flash could point to a catastrophic event on the airplane, such as a bomb, a fire, or an engine explosion. They also said the heat flash could have been from aircraft parts hitting the ground.

专家告诉美国记者，该闪光点暗示这次灾难性的爆炸飞机失事事件。如炸弹、火灾、或发动机爆炸。他们还表示，热闪光可能来自于飞机部件接触地面。

Officials said they do not believe a missile hit the aircraft.

官员们表示，他们不相信是由于导弹击中飞机造成坠机事件。

Investigators in Egypt have started their examination of the flight recorders recovered from the crash site.

埃及调查人员已经开始对从失事地点回收的飞行记录器进行研究，

Russian officials say thecockpit voice and flight data recorders received only "minor" damage. One investigator said early inspection showed the plane was not struck from the outside.

俄罗斯官员表示，驾驶舱录音器与飞行数据记录器只受到了轻微损坏。一名调查员声称，早期检查发现，飞机并没有遭受外部袭击。

The investigator also said the pilot did not make a distress call before the plane disappeared from flight controllers' radar.

调查员还表示，飞机从飞行控制人员所控制的雷达显示屏上消失之前，飞行员没有拨打求救电话。

Russiahas sent about 100 experts to help Egyptian officials search for the remains of victims and the aircraft debris. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

俄罗斯已派出约100名专家，以帮助埃及官员搜寻遇难者遗体与飞机残骸。

On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi dismissed claims by the Islamic State that it brought down the airplane. He called the claims "propaganda" meant to "damage the stability and security of Egypt."

周二，埃及总统阿卜杜勒驳回了伊斯兰国声称是它击落飞机的指控。他将该指控称为“宣传”，目的在于“破坏埃及的稳定和安全。”

The Metrojet crash happened about 20 minutes after the plane took off from the Sharm el-Sheikh airport. The plane was traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia.

该架俄罗斯客机从沙姆沙伊赫机场起飞约20分钟后，就发生坠机事件。这架飞机飞往俄罗斯的圣彼得堡。

Several airlines have said they will stop flying over the Sinai peninsula for safety reasons.

几家航空公司已经表示，出于安全原因，他们将停止飞越西奈半岛。

This article was written by VOANews.com. Ashley Thompson adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story:

detect- v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)

catastrophic - adj. terrible; disastrous

cockpit- n. the area in a boat, airplane, etc., where the pilot or driver sits

debris- n. the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed