各国全力搜寻马航失联飞机

 　　HANOI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The multinational¹ search for the missing Malaysian airplane has entered the fourth day as of Tuesday.

　　Vietnam, Malaysia and China among other countries have sent forces to search for the plane with 239 people onboard.

　　Flight MH370, carrying 12 crew members and 227 passengers, including 154 Chinese, operated by Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777- 200 left Kuala Lumpur International Airport for Beijing lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday when it was flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area.

　　"The multinational search and rescue operation has involved forces from sea, air to land, working around the clock with searching scope expanding," Chinese ambassador to Vietnam Kong Xuanyou said during an interview in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Tuesday.

　　"The coordination² among countries in such incident is very important to ensure that the operation would proceed smoothly³ and effectively," the ambassador said.

　　Vietnam has widened the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner to the further east and west of the Gulf⁴ of Thailand. Meanwhile its joint⁵ operation with Malaysia near the Strait of Malacca has so far made little progress, according to Do Minh Tuan, deputy commander of the air force at a press conference held in Phu Quoc Tuesday.

　　Tuan said the search effort would continue and probably at a bigger scope, and that no time limit would be set.

　　Tuan told reporters that no suspected debris⁶ or other objects from the missing aircraft had been found and some of the objects found earlier were later dismissed as irrelevant⁷ to the jetliner after lab tests. These included the white floating objects reported by the Americans, which turned out to have nothing to do with the missing air plane.

　　The air force commander said the Vietnamese authorities had not only called its navy and air forces into action, but also enlisted⁸ local fishermen in the efforts, and asked them to report to authorities once any suspicious objects were sighted during the search.

　　Vietnam has sent 10 sorties of aircraft into this major search operation and planned to ask China to send two more aircraft as reinforcement, he said.

　　Regarding Vietnamese government's response to the incident, Vietnamese Prime Minister earlier on Sunday ordered its entire search and rescue team to work around the clock to search for the missing Malaysian airplane.

　　The country also established a command post on Phu Quoc Island for timely steering⁹, monitoring and directing the search and rescue operation.

　　Vietnamese Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tieu, who is also chief coordinator¹⁰ of the Phu Quoc command post, said the country is ready to coordinate¹¹ with search and rescue forces from other countries to work out the best plan to hunt for the missing plane.

　　Vietnam is ready to facilitate international ships to enter its waters to search for the airplane, however, the operation of all vessels¹² must be under strict management, said Do Ba Ty, chief of the general staff of Vietnam People's Army and deputy defense¹³ minister.

　　Vietnam will divide aerial space for aircraft, meanwhile, it will navigate¹⁴ foreign vessels to search in specific areas.

　　As of Monday, Vietnam has licensed¹⁵ 34 aircraft and 40 vessels from several countries to enter its waters for search mission.

　　The country has allowed U.S. Navy's destroyer USS Pinckney carrying two MH-60R helicopters and one P-3C Orion aircraft to join the searching work.

　　The U.S. Navy said Monday it has dispatched one more Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Kidd, to join the USS Pinckney in the search efforts.

　　Other countries, including Thailand and New Zealand, also sent search and rescue missions to the targeted sea area.

　　A Thai navy boat was searching the lower part of the Andaman Sea off southern Thailand, while a New Zealand air force P3 Orion aircraft is en route to join the search.

　　According to China's marine¹⁶ search and rescue center, so far, five Chinese vessels have arrived at the waters around Flight MH370's last known location. Three more vessels are scheduled to get to the searching area later on Wednesday.

　　Vietnam Tuesday decided¹⁷ to expand searching work for the missing Malaysian jet to inland area, along the two flight routes, from Ca Mau's Hon Khoai to Ho Chi Minh City, and provinces in southwest, southeast and south central area of Vietnam.

　　Vo Van Tuan, deputy chief of staff of the Vietnamese army said the country will deploy¹⁸ forces in land, at mountainous and forest areas, as well as coordinate with Cambodia and Laos to search their border areas.

　　Earlier on Monday, Malaysia said tests on a sample of the oil slicks found off the eastern Malaysia coast revealed that it was not from the missing flight, and the two passengers on board with false European passports, an Austrian and an Italian one, are not with Asian appearance.

　　"Given the current situation, how to strengthen consultation¹⁹, coordination, as well as how to divide searching areas among all parties are very important. There could be a platform for consultation and real-time communication among all relevant parties to work for the best effects," Kong Xuan You, Chinese ambassador to Vietnam said.

1 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

2 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

3 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

7 irrelevant   

adj.不恰当的，无关系的，不相干的

参考例句：

• That is completely irrelevant to the subject under discussion.这跟讨论的主题完全不相关。
• A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。

8 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

10 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

11 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

12 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

14 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

15 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

16 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

17 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

18 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

19 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。