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经济学人下载:老旧飞机的金属疲劳飞行侦查兵

2013-06-06来源:Economist

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1.fatigue n.疲劳；疲乏

She hoped to sleep off her fatigue.
她希望睡一觉之后会消除疲劳。

2.crack v.破裂；砸开；发出爆裂声

The glass will crack if you pour boiled water into it .
一倒进去滚开水，这个玻璃杯就会破裂。

3.aircraft n.飞机

The wings of the aircraft had iced up.
机翼上结了一层冰。

4.passenger n.乘客；旅客

The mysterious woman passenger vanished.
这位神秘的女乘客突然不见了。

5.venerable a.值得尊敬的；庄严的

We all listened to the venerable scholar with awe.
我们都怀着敬畏之心倾听着这位德高望重的学者的讲话。