2017考研英語閱讀精選：南沙永暑礁機場試飛成功

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-01-11　

Second test flights performed at Nansha Islands

南沙永暑礁機場試飛成功

China successfully carried out test flights of two commercial airliners on Wednesday at a newly built airfield in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.

周三，在中國南海南沙群島的一個新建機場，兩架商用飛機試飛成功。

The airfield will provide more routes for flights over the South China Sea, according to a government media release.

據某政府媒體報道，此次試飛成功將為南海地區提供更為靈活的航線選擇。

Insiders, who declined to be named, said the test flights were different from the one reported on Saturday. That flight aimed to test communication between the planes and the airfield, while Wednesday’s were "real test flights".

一名匿名的內部人士透露，此次試飛和上周六的試飛不同。上周六那次試飛目的是測試飛機和機場間的交流，而本周三的試飛是“真正的飛行測試”。

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying confirmed on Saturday that China had finished building an airfield on Yongshu Jiao in China’s Nansha Islands. It is the most southerly airfield in the country. She said Saturday’s test flight was intended to check whether the runway met civilian aviation standards.

上周六，外交部發言人華春瑩證實，中國南沙群島永暑礁機場正式竣工，這是中國目前最南端的機場。她說道周六的試飛旨在檢測其運行是否達到民航客機運行標準。

Xinhua News Agency reported that two civilian aircraft departed from Haikou in Hainan province on Wednesday morning and landed on Yongshu Jiao after flights of nearly two hours. They returned to Haikou in the afternoon.

新華社報道，周三早上，兩架民用飛機從海南省海口起飛，飛行兩個小時，在永暑礁落地，下午飛回了海口。

The official media release by Xinhua said, "The test flights proved that the airfield has the capacity to ensure safe operation of large civilian aircraft. This will help with the transportation of goods and personnel as well as with healthcare on the islands, it said, adding that the airfield will also serve as an alternate one for flights in the region.”

據新華社官方媒體報道，“這次試飛成功證明該機場具備了保障民航大型客機安全運行的能力，將為島礁物資運輸、人員往來、醫療救護提供便捷的交通方式。”

Pan Wei, chief engineer at China Rescue and Salvage under the Ministry of Transport, said the airfield will significantly cut travel time between the Nansha Islands and the Chinese mainland.

中國交通部救援和救助部首席總工程師潘偉稱，永暑礁機場建成將大幅縮短南沙群島和中國大陸機場的旅行時間。

Pan said the airfield will help to ensure flight and navigational safety for airplanes and ships in the area and greatly improve the ability of marine salvagers.

潘偉說道，這個機場將會幫助提高南海區域飛機和輪船飛行安全性，提高海上救援能力。

As a responsible country, China will continue to promote the building of emergency response and rescue facilities, Pan said. It will shoulder the international obligations of search and rescue operations, marine environmental protection, disaster prevention, and navigational safety in the South China Sea.

潘偉繼續說道，中國作為負責任的大國，將繼續提高緊急救援設施建設。中國將承擔起海上救援，海洋環境保護，災難預防和南海區域的航行安全的國際責任。

Nearly 40 percent of global trade is carried through the South China Sea, which sees the passage of at least 40,000 ships annually.

全球貿易中近40%路經南海，每年至少有4萬只船只通過。

Vietnam and the Philippines have protested over the new airfield’s completion. But Hua said on Saturday the test flight that day was completed "completely within China’s sovereignty".

越南和菲律賓對新機場的落成表示抗議。但華春瑩星期六表示，當天的試飛是“完全在中國的主權領土范圍內進行的”。