2017考研英語(yǔ)閱讀精選：老鼠致使飛機(jī)航班取消

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(tái)準(zhǔn)時(shí)停落。當(dāng)我們回到機(jī)艙準(zhǔn)備起飛時(shí)，被告知再次離開(kāi)飛機(jī)，這次要帶著我們的行李。”于還說(shuō)：

"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(méi)告訴我們緣由。我們一直追問(wèn)，空乘員最后說(shuō)，有只老鼠登機(jī)了，它咬斷了飛機(jī)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(jù)于說(shuō)，所有延機(jī)的乘客，都收到了航空公司400元的慰問(wèn)金。他們還獲得了住宿，被安排于次日起飛。然而，于小姐說(shuō)，她對(duì)已經(jīng)發(fā)生的一切仍然覺(jué)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(fā)表了一份聲明，說(shuō)，機(jī)艙人員發(fā)現(xiàn)了老鼠的行蹤。所有機(jī)艙人員立刻開(kāi)始搜尋這個(gè)嚙齒動(dòng)物，但是到了飛機(jī)起飛的時(shí)候，他們還是沒(méi)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(jī)組成員說(shuō)：“根據(jù)規(guī)定，因?yàn)槲覀儧](méi)有抓到老鼠，飛機(jī)不能起飛。老鼠具有侵略性，它不僅會(huì)威脅到乘客的安全，還能造成墜機(jī)問(wèn)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(jīng)遇到了相同的事件，其中包括一起事件，造成飛機(jī)延機(jī)整整三天。盡管事實(shí)上，這不是一次性事件，航線依然沒(méi)引入了特定的保護(hù)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(dāng)深圳航空成員被問(wèn)到，老鼠是怎么進(jìn)來(lái)的時(shí)候，他說(shuō)，除了正常乘客和行李通道，老鼠可能進(jìn)入停在機(jī)場(chǎng)上的飛機(jī)。