55.A Flight Accident空中意外
空中意外
It is the fifth of December ,1945.
今天是1945年12月5日。
Five airplane crewmen are ready for a training flight from Fort Lauderdale,Florida.They will fly in a triangle.They will fly east for 160 miles.Then they will turn north for 40 miles,and turn southwest back to their base.It will be a normal flight on a normal day.
五名飞行员准备好从佛罗里达州劳德代尔堡出发的飞行训练。他们将飞一个三角形。他们将向东飞160英里。接着转向南飞40英里，然后向西南掉转回到他们的基地。这将是一个寻常日子的一次普通训练。
The planes have the best radios and the most reliable instruments.Each plane has life rafts.Each man has a life jacket.The pilots are very experienced.
飞机有最好的无线电设备，最可靠的仪器。每架飞机都有救生筏。每个人都有一套救生衣。飞行员非常有经验。
The planes leave just after two in the afternoon.The crewmen plan to land again at four.At three forty-five,the commander,checks his position with the other pilots.
飞机在下午两点钟之后就起飞了。飞行员计划在四点钟再次降落。3点45分，指挥官和其他的飞行员确认了他的所在的位置。
"I'm not sure where we are.I can't see land."
“我不确定我在哪里。我看不到陆地。”
The ground controllers at the base wait.There is no radar.They can't help the men in the air.They can only wait.
在基地的地面控制员在等着。没有雷达。他们不能帮助在空中飞行的人。他们只能等。
链接：
certificate 证明
luggage/行李
scale/ 秤
overnight/一夜之间
overweight/超重
owe/欠..
baggage/行李
conveyor belt/传送带
detector gate/检测门
triangle/三角
reliable/可靠的
life rafts/救生筏
lifejacket/救生衣
commander/指挥官
radar/雷达