Report Blames Boeing

An interim report said that design flaws in a Boeing 737 Max plane caused an Ethiopian Airlines plane to crash last year.

The crash killed all 157 people on board, and it occurred several months after a Boeing 737 Max plane with an Indonesian airline also crashed, which also killed all 189 people on board. Both planes were new.

The report said that the Ethiopian plane had no technical issues. However, the report found that its speed and altitude alerts and an automated safety feature to stop the plane from stopping in the air did not work.

An earlier report also said that the safety feature pushed the nose of the plane down based on incorrect information. The Indonesian plane also had the safety feature.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), families of the victims, and pilots are in lawsuits or have fines against Boeing.

      语言知识点

1  重点词汇表达

1. interim, adj, intended to be used or accepted for a short time only, until something or someone final can be made or found, 暂时的，临时的
eg. interim measure/ agreement/ arrangement/ payment/ award/ damages/ profits/ figures/ results/ report/ government, 临时措施/ 协议/ 安排/ 付款/ 奖励/  损失/ 利润/ 数字/ 结果/ 报告/ 政府

2. flaw，noun, a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect, 缺陷
eg. serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw, 严重/ 重大/ 基本/ 微小缺陷

3. cause，vt, to make something happen, especially something bad, 造成，致使；noun，a person, event, or thing that makes something happen，原因

4. crash，vt, to hit something, often making a loud noise or causing damage, 坠毁，碰撞

5. occur， vt, (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen, 发生, 名词是occurrence, 发生

6. issue，noun, a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about, 问题, 名词复数是issues；vt, to produce or provide something official, 发行，签发
eg. the current/ latest/ important/ key/ major/ big/ political/ social/ economic/ environmental issue，当前/ 最新/ 重要/ 关键/ 主要/ 重大/ 政治/ 社会/ 经济/ 环境问题

7. altitude，noun, the height of an object or place above the sea, 海拔

8. alert，noun, a warning to be ready for possible danger, 警报；vt, to warn someone of a possibly dangerous situation, 警告；adj, quick to see, understand and act in a particular situation, 机警的

9. incorrect，adj, not correct or not true, 不正确的，副词是incorrectly, 不正确地
eg，correct, adj, 正确的；correctly, adv, 正确地

10. pilot, noun, someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft, 飞行员；adj, describes a plan, product or system that is used to test how good something is before introducing it, 试验的，试点的
eg. pilot study/ project/ scheme/ survey etc, 试验性研究/ 工程/ 方案/ 勘察

11. lawsuit, noun, a problem or complaint that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be settled, 诉讼, 控诉

2    固定搭配

1. on board，在飞机上

2. push sth down, 把...向下推

3. based on, 根据
eg. according to/ on the basis of, 根据

3    术语表达

1. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 美国联邦航空局 (FAA)

2. automated safety feature, 自动安全功能

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