2017考研英語閱讀精選：老鼠致使飛機航班取消

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-04-06　

Rat causes flight to be suspended

老鼠致使飛機航班取消

A flight from Changchun to Shenzhen was delayed by a day at its stop over in Yantai. The delay was caused by an ugly, aggressive and unexpected passenger: a rat.

一輛從長春飛往深圳的航班，在煙臺延機一天。此次航班延誤，是因為一位丑陋、具有攻擊性的、出人意料的乘客：一只老鼠。

A passenger surnamed Yu told to the media:

一位姓于的乘客告訴媒體：

"It was the most absurd voyage of my life. We stopped at Yantai as scheduled. When we returned to cabin for take-off, we were told to get off the plane again, this time with our luggage." Yu also reported:

“這是我這輩子最荒唐的旅行。我們的航班在煙臺準時停落。當我們回到機艙準備起飛時，被告知再次離開飛機，這次要帶著我們的行李。”于還說：

"They didn’t tell us the reason at first. When we kept asking, flight attendant finally said that there was a rat on board, and it had chewed the wires of the plane."

“起先，他們沒告訴我們緣由。我們一直追問，空乘員最后說，有只老鼠登機了，它咬斷了飛機上的電線。”

According to Yu, all the passengers who were delayed received 400 yuan as compensation from the airline. They also received overnight accommodations and were rescheduled on a flight the next day. However, Ms. Yu said that she still feels frightened about what could have happened.

據于說，所有延機的乘客，都收到了航空公司400元的慰問金。他們還獲得了住宿，被安排于次日起飛。然而，于小姐說，她對已經發生的一切仍然覺得害怕。”

A staff member at the head office of Shenzhen Airlines offered a statement on the matter,saying it was the cabin crew that found traces of the rat. The whole crew immediately began to search for the rodent, but by the time the plane was supposed to take off, they still hadn’t found it.

深圳航空公司總部成員就此事發表了一份聲明，說，機艙人員發現了老鼠的行蹤。所有機艙人員立刻開始搜尋這個嚙齒動物，但是到了飛機起飛的時候，他們還是沒找到。”

"According to regulations, since we had not caught the rat, the plane could not take off. Rats can be aggressive, which not only threatens the safety of passengers, but can also cause problems with the aircraft," said the staff member.

機組成員說：“根據規定，因為我們沒有抓到老鼠，飛機不能起飛。老鼠具有侵略性，它不僅會威脅到乘客的安全，還能造成墜機問題。”

The employee also mentioned that Shenzhen Airlines has encountered similar cases before this one, including one that caused a flight to be delayed for three full days. Despite the fact that this was not a one-time issue, the airline has yet to implement specific preventative measures.

雇員還提到，在此之前，深圳航空已經遇到了相同的事件，其中包括一起事件，造成飛機延機整整三天。盡管事實上，這不是一次性事件，航線依然沒引入了特定的保護措施。

When the Shenzhen Airlines staff member was asked how the rat got onto the flight, he said that in addition to the usual passenger and cargo channels, the rat may have entered the aircraft while it was parked on the tarmac.

當深圳航空成員被問到，老鼠是怎么進來的時候，他說，除了正常乘客和行李通道，老鼠可能進入停在機場上的飛機。