全球最大太阳能飞机抵达中国

 　　The sun-powered "Solar Impulse¹ 2" has landed in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.

　　The plane touched down safely earlier this morning after arriving on a flight from Myanmar.

　　"Solar Impulse 2" began its trip to China yesterday morning from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar on the third leg of its round-the-world journey.

　　Bertrand Piccard is one of the pilots of the "Solar Impulse 2".

　　全球最大太阳能飞机抵达中国

　　"There is a lot in front of us, a lot in front of us in term of flying the plane, and in term of meeting with people in different countries and promote² our message about clean technology."

　　After its stopover in Chongqing, the plane will then fly to Nanjing to undergo³ maintenance⁴ before passing over the Pacific Ocean.

　　The plane had to remain in Myanmar for 10 days because of delays⁵ brought on by bad weather.

　　"Solar Impulse 2" started its journey in Abu Dhabi on March 9th.

　　It's expected to travel some 40 thousand kilometers without using any fossil⁶ fuels.

　　It is scheduled to stop in the US, Northern Africa or Southern Europe in coming months before returning to Abu Dhabi to complete its world tour.

　　The whole journey is expected to take over five months.

1 impulse   

n.（一时的）冲动，冲力，脉冲，神经冲动

参考例句：

• She wrote that letter on impulse.她一时冲动写了这封信。
• I don't know how to resist my impulse.我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动。

2 promote   

vt.促进；提升；发起，创立；宣传，推销

参考例句：

• He was in town to promote his new books.他在城里推销他的新书。
• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。

3 undergo   

vt.经历，经受，忍受

参考例句：

• The planes have to undergo rigorous safety checks.飞机必须经过严密的安全检查。
• The explorers had to undergo much suffering.探险者不得不忍受很多困苦。

4 maintenance   

n.维修，保养，扶养费，维持，保持

参考例句：

• His small farm provides maintenance,but not much more.他的小农场能使他们维持生活，但仅此而已。
• He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.他必须给前妻赡养费。

5 delays   

（使）耽搁，延误( delay的第三人称单数 )； 推迟； 使延期； 使延迟

参考例句：

• Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
• Things were working well when we were brought up against unexpected delays. 事情本来进行得很顺利，不料我们遇到了耽搁。

6 fossil   

n.化石，食古不化的人，老顽固

参考例句：

• At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.时间隔得这么久了，很难确定这化石的年代。
• The man is a fossil.那人是个老顽固。