空中客车A380终于准备起飞

After scheduling delays, wiring problems, and order cancellations, the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet¹ is finally ready to fly. For its maiden² voyage, a Lufthansa A380 took about 400 Lufthansa and Airbus employees and 60 reporters and photographers from Frankfurt to New York's JFK airport. Arriving early, the plane had to circle for 20 minutes to wait for the media crews to be ready. Los Angeles officials also arranged for a Quantas A380 to land there the same day, but with no passengers. The A380 is certified³ to carry up to 853 passengers, but most Airbus customers said that they will put no more than 550 passengers on, giving first class passengers more room. No American airlines have plans to buy the $300 million plane, but other airlines serving several American airports will be taking their A380s there.

1 jet   

n.喷气发动机，喷气式飞机；v.喷出，喷射

参考例句：

• Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
• I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。

2 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

3 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。