VOA慢速英语:A Year Later, Still No Word on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

短语讲解：

1. “MH370 lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. this morning…”

contact with 与…有交往
例句：No, I have no contact with her. 
没有。我和她没有一点儿联系。 

2. More than 20 countries joined in the investigation.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

3. In her words, “There still is absolutely no verification for what they’ve done to come up with this decision.

come up with 追赶上; 提出; 想出
例句：Slow down a bit and let me come up with you. 
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。 

4. Just a few months ago, they were saying the flight was under the control of a hijacker.

under the control of 受…的控制
例句：These would be under the control of the United Nations as trustees. 
这些地方都作为托管地，由联合国家管制。 

5. This has led to the government questioning their moves and watching their activities.

lead to 把…带到; 领到; （道路）通向; 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

6. When such kind of things happens, you have to take action.

take action 采取行动，行动起来
例句：We have to take action to stop them. 
我们得采取行动来制止他们。 

7. One proposal is to require aircraft to report their position once every 15 minutes, instead of the current once an hour.

instead of （用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：A spirit lamp burns spirits instead of oil. 
酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。 

8. That requirement is expected to be in place by November of next year.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。