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夏说英语新闻晨读 第473期:波音坠机遭遇指控

时间：2019-01-15 01:34:52

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 本期内容：

The family of a passenger killed when a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Indonesia are suing Boeing over an alleged2 fault with the jet's design. The lawsuit3 accuses the US aircraft manufacturer of failing to inform pilots and airlines of a feature with its new 737 Max plane system that could "push the nose down unexpectedly". Investigators4 have been looking into reported technical issues. Boeing maintains that it is "confident in the safety of the 737 Max".

crash: vi. 坠落
sue: vt. 起诉
sue sb over sth: 因……起诉某人
alleged: adj. 指控的
allege1: vt. 指控
fault: n. 错误
accuse: vt. 指控


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1 allege PfEyT     
vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言
参考例句：
  • The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
  • Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
2 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
3 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
4 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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