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全球最大太阳能飞机首次环球之旅

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 　　Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden1 leg of their global voyage.

　　The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday from Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
　　Monaco's Prince Albert joined officials at mission control in Monaco to congratulate the two pilots for their initial success.
　　"Congratulations, it was a super landing, we saw superb images, and, honestly, congratulations for this magnificent first flight."
　　Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates early on Monday to the start the five-month journey.
　　全球最大太阳能飞机首次环球之旅
　　The plane itself has the weight of an average car, but has a wingspan as wide as the world's largest passenger airliners2.
　　Made from of a lightweight carbon-fiber frame, the plane doesn't produce any carbon emissions3, as it’s powered entirely4 through the 17-thousand solar cells embedded5 in its wings.
　　Its global journey will span about 25 flight days broken up into 12 different legs.
　　The flight will make stopovers in India, Myanmar and here in China before crossing the Pacific and flying across the United States and southern Europe before arriving back in Abu Dhabi.

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1 maiden yRpz7     
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。
2 airliners 1ec0b4504c9e854df736acf1fcb02db5     
n.客机，班机( airliner的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。 来自辞典例句
3 emissions 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
参考例句：
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
4 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
5 embedded lt9ztS     
a.扎牢的
参考例句：
  • an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
  • He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

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