【读新闻学英语】美军F-16战机撞击大楼坠毁，这是什么操作？

By 新西兰中文先驱网 2019年5月17日 15:21

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图片来源：NZ Herald

According to reports the F-16 jet crashed through the roof of a commercial building near the March Air Force Base in Riverside at 3.30pm local time.

据当地媒体报道，当地时间下午3点30分，一架F-16喷气式飞机坠毁在Riverside的March空军基地附近的商业大楼顶部。

jet：喷气式飞机

The impact sparked a fire but it "wasn't very big", according to March Air Reserve Base Deputy Fire Chief Timothy Holliday.The pilot was able to eject from the aircraft before impact and safely parachute onto the airstrip.Local authorities have said no injuries have been reported.

March空军基地副消防队长Timothy Holliday表示，事故引发了火灾，但“并不是很大”。在撞击事故发生之前飞行员从飞机里弹射出来，安全降落到了飞机跑道上。当局表示目前并没有伤员报告。

eject：弹出

parachute：空降

Riverside County firefighters have requested a full hazardous materials response as the plane was loaded with live ordnance."Multiple agencies responding. Please stay out of area and clear emergency vehicles," the department said on Twitter.

由于飞机上装有军火和燃料，Riverside地区消防员被要求对危险物质作出回应。该部门在Twitter上表示：“多个机构作出回应，请远离该区域，并清除紧急车辆。”

hazardous：危险的

ordnance：军用物资

Images from the scene show a gaping hole left in the roof of a warehouse. The building was reportedly loaded with pallets of boxes, plastic pipes, aluminium awnings and other construction materials.

从现场图片可以看出，仓库屋顶上留下了一个大洞。据报道，该仓库装满了箱子，塑料管，铝制遮阳棚以及其他建筑材料。

awnings：遮阳棚

Base officials believe the pilot was the only person inside the plane at the time of the crash and that the aircraft may have experienced "possible hydraulic failure”.

基地官员认为当时飞机里只有飞行员一人，飞机可能经历了液压故障。

hydraulic：液压的

Authorities have shut down a the nearby 215 freeway over explosion concerns and a 600 metre perimeter around the crash site.

当局已经关闭了附近的125号高速，因为坠毁地点周围600米都可能受到爆炸影响。

perimeter ：边界

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