第十一季
Season 11

第一集 多灾跑道——天马航空3054号班机
Episode 1 "Disaster Runway"/"Deadly Reputation"/"Nightmare Runway"
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NARRATOR: Every flight begins and ends here, a strip of asphalt scorched by jet engines and marred with rubber. But not all runways are created equal[1]. One of the world's most notorious is runway 35L at Congonhas Airport in Brazil.
MAN: It could surprise you at any moment.
NARRATOR: In July 2007, TAM Airlines flight 3054 becomes its latest victim[2].
F/O: Decelerate. Decelerate!
CAPTAIN: It can't, it can't!
NARRATOR: The runway claims 199 lives. It would be carefully scrutinized, its history revealed[3]. Investigators desperately need to know why runway 35L is so dangerous...
VOICEOVER: 35L.
NARRATOR: ...before more lives are lost.

Word List
1. strip* n. 狭长(地带或水域)；(纸、布或食物的)条
【示例】a strip of material; a narrow strip of water; airstrip; landing strip; wear strip
【例 句】With only one eye, he's unable to gauge depth as he speeds towards the narrow, rain-soaked strip of grass. 他只有一只眼有视力，无法感知深度，就这么飞向了浸透雨水的狭窄草地。(S11E11中美洲航空)
2. asphalt n. 沥青；柏油
3. scorch* vt. 烧焦 n. 烧焦；焦痕
【示例】scorching flames; scorch marks
4. mar vt. 损毁；损伤；玷污
5. notorious adj. 声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的
6. claim vt. 夺走(生命)[正式]
【例 句】It's been over a year since a plane crash claimed the life of Polish president Lech Kaczyński. 波兰总统莱赫·卡钦斯基坠机身亡已经一年有余。(S12E10波兰总统专机)
7. scrutinize* vt. 仔细检查
【例句】It would be scrutinized more closely than any other piece of debris. 它将受到比其他残骸更仔细的检查。(S07E01断三截)
The experts scrutinize the available evidence more closely and are faced with a shockingexplanation about what happened. 专家深入分析现有证据，得出事故原委的一个惊人解释。(S14E11马航370)
8. reveal* vt. 揭露；泄露
【例句】Now with cutting-edge computer technology, we reveal exactly what went wrong. 现在我们将借助先进的计算机技术揭露意外的原委。(重返危机现场OP)

Reading in Depth
[1] be created equal（equal形容词作状语）
[2] ACI讲故事一般都用现在时。
[3] ...its history revealed.（独立主格结构）

flight [flait]   n.逃走；飞行；班机   (初中英语单词)

rubber [´rʌbə]   n.(摩)擦的人；橡皮   (初中英语单词)

unable [ʌn´eibəl]   a.不能的；无能为力的   (初中英语单词)

available [ə´veiləbəl]   a.可用的；有效的   (初中英语单词)

explanation [,eksplə´neiʃən]   n.解释；说明；辩解   (初中英语单词)

computer [kəm´pju:tə]   n.计算机；电子计算器   (初中英语单词)

desperately [´despəritli]   ad.绝望地；拼命地   (高中英语单词)

asphalt [´æsfælt]   n.沥青   (英语四级单词)

notorious [nəu´tɔ:riəs]   a.臭名昭著的   (英语四级单词)

scorch [skɔ:tʃ]   v.&n.烧焦；(使)枯黄   (英语四级单词)

polish [´pəuliʃ]   a.波兰(人)的 n.波兰语   (英语四级单词)

landing [´lændiŋ]   n.登陆；降落；楼梯平台   (英语六级单词)

shocking [´ʃɔkiŋ]   a.令人震惊的；可怕的   (英语六级单词)