VOA标准英语2010年-British Air Show Displays Innovations

The Farnborough International Airshow, held every two years in Britain, is a key event where new planes are displayed and flown and where orders are placed. This year there are indications that commercial aviation may be recovering from a year of losses, with tens of billions of dollars in new orders.

Boeing's newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, was the early star of the show, where it made its international debut¹.

The passenger jet is built mostly of plastic composites known as carbon fiber², which is lighter³ than aluminum⁴, and it has new wing and engine designs to make it more fuel efficient.  Boeing calls it the first all-new plane this century. Orders for it and other commercial aircraft are encouraging, says Randy Tinseth, Boeing's Vice⁵ President of Marketing⁶.

"Clearly with the economy around the world growing again, passenger traffic coming back, cargo⁷ traffic coming back, we're in a much better position today than we were last year and as we look forward, we're very optimistic about the future," said Tinseth.

Boeing's rival Airbus put on a show of its own, with its A380 double-decker soaring above potential buyers.

Airbus has also racked up good business at this show, a marked improvement over 2009, when the entire industry was plagued by losses.

Orders for new planes here are encouraging for commercial aviation, but with countries across Europe announcing cuts in defense⁸ spending, the future for military aviation does not look as bright.

European countries and the United States are cutting back on purchases of expensive jet fighters. And the long-awaited Airbus A400M, a military cargo plane, is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.

The delays mean countries have bought or leased other planes in the meantime.  But there are areas where military sales are growing, says aviation analyst⁹ Howard Wheeldon.

"Whilst we might be cutting back, China is increasing its spending, India is increasing its spending on defense," said Wheeldon.

Russia too is spending more, puchasing some of its equipment from other countries.  Analysts¹⁰ say defense spending is changing along with strategies - with an emphasis on intelligence and deterrence¹¹ rather than on combat.

The Farnborough Airshow is about putting the best on display. Even if military and commercial aviation aren't moving in tandem¹², sales here could indicate that at least parts of the world economy might take off soon.
 

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

3 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

4 aluminum   

n.(aluminium)铝

参考例句：

• The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
• During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

7 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

8 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。

9 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

10 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

11 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。

12 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。