海地因巴西飞机事故暂停航班

 　　海地因巴西飞机事故暂停航班

SANTO DOMINGO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Most of the flights to and from Haiti's main airport, in Port-au-Prince, were still suspended Monday due to the accident of a Brazilian military airplane last Sunday, which blocked the landing strip.

　　Reports from Port-au-Prince said the Haitian authorities only allowed the traffic of small airplanes, while hundreds of passengers were stranded¹ for the second day at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, after American Airlines announced the cancellation² of its flights between the United States and Port-au-Prince.

　　"The airport is open, traffic is allowed but only one part of the landing strip is being used," the airport spokesperson Max Justin told the press, adding that for now only small aircraft flying to the Dominican Republic were operating.

　　A military airplane from Brazilian Air Force (FAB), a Boeing B707 with 131 Brazilian soldiers and 12 members of the crew, had a breakdown³ last Sunday in the middle of the landing strip with a damaged undercarriage, after the pilot performed an emergency maneuver⁴.

　　The accident occurred when one of the airplane's motors burst into flames during the lift-off operation. The fire was quickly controlled by the fire brigade.

　　No passengers were injured. They are members of the United Nations Stabilization⁵ Mission in Haiti (Minustah) from the Brazilian contingent⁶, and were departing for Manaus, Brazil.

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

2 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

3 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

4 maneuver   

n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略

参考例句：

• All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
• I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。

5 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

6 contingent   

adj.视条件而定的；n.一组，代表团，分遣队

参考例句：

• 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。