【原】一周新闻看点：东航客机空难

「  Big things have small beginnings. 大的成就始于小的开始。

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谨以此篇文章，沉痛哀悼“3·21”东航坠机事件中不幸遇难的同胞，愿这世间少一些痛彻心扉的无常，多一些平平安安的日常。

灾难无情又是那么得令人难以置信，3月21日刚看到这一新闻时，我甚至怀疑又是外媒抹黑中国杜撰出来的。

A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern China's Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC).

The Boeing 737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. On board were 123 passengers and nine crew members, CAAC said in a statement posted online.

China Eastern Airlines confirmed those details and said it had activated emergency procedures, including a line for emergency assistance for family members.

Rescue efforts are underway at the scene of the crash, but there were no immediate details on the possible cause or the number of casualties.

搜救队在坠机现场进行了第三天的搜索，但没有发现幸存者。

Rescue teams searched the crash site for a third day Wednesday, but no survivors have been found. Meanwhile, stories of the victims are emerging on state media that paint a portrait of the 132 people on board, as people across the country share messages of grief -- their pain made sharper by two years of isolation and separation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

周日，已经找到中国东方航空公司一架波音737-800客机的第二个“黑匣子”。

BEIJING — The second "black box" from a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 was found Sunday, raising hopes that it might shed light on why the passenger plane nosedived into a remote mountainous area in southern China last week, killing all 132 people on board.

Firefighters taking part in the search found the flight data recorder on a mountain slope about 40 meters (130 feet) from the point of impact and 1.5 meters (5 feet) underground, state media said. Experts confirmed it was the second black box. The impact of the crash created a 20-meter- (65-foot-) deep pit in the side of the mountain and scattered debris widely.

Searchers had been looking for the data recorder after finding the cockpit voice recorder four days ago. The two black boxes should help investigators determine what caused the plane to plummet from 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) about one hour into the flight and shortly before it would have begun its descent.

长难句分析

A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern China's Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC).

句子主语为A China Eastern Airlines jetliner ，谓语为crashed。carrying 132 people 是分词短语做后置定语修饰句子主语。ein the mountains in southern China's Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, 为状语，说明事故发生的时间和地点。According to介词短语做状语，说明消息来源。

词汇和短语解析

CAAC  abbr. 中国民航（Civil Aviation Administration of China）；中国民用航空总局（General Administration of Civil Aviation of China）

debris n. 残骸，碎片

cockpit n. （飞机的）驾驶舱，（赛车的）驾驶座；战场，格斗场所

plummet v. （尤指从高处）坠落；（数量、价值等）暴跌

写在最后的话

好好活着，生命中的每一天都是来之不易，所谓的来日方长也不是那么轻而易举。