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How Boeing's Jet was Deemed Safe Gets a Closer Look
波音飞机安全认证内情引密切关注
As regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration reviewed designs for Boeing’s newest passenger jet,
美国联邦航空管理局的监管人员审查波音最新客机的设计时，
they paid extra attention to several features, including the lithium batteries, the pressure fueling system and the inflatable safety slides.
他们特别留意了包括锂电池、压力加油系统和充气安全滑梯等特征。
One feature that did not receive exceptional scrutiny: a new software system intended to prevent stalls.
但有一个特征没有被特别审查，这个特征就是该机型上预防失速的一款新的软件系统。
That same software is suspected of playing a role in two deadly crashes involving the same jet, the Boeing 737 Max.
而这一软件疑似在两起致命坠机事件，都涉及了波音737 Max这一机型，中都发挥了一定的作用。
Authorities around the world are now taking a closer look at the jet’s approval by the F.A.A.,
目前，世界各地的有关部门都在密切关注这架飞机是如何获得联邦航空管理局的批准的问题，
a process that relies heavily on Boeing employees to certify the safety of the plane.
而获得联邦航空管理局的批准又严重依赖于波音员工对飞机安全性的认证。
The 737 Max was one of the first commercial jets approved under new rules,
播音737 Max是在新规定下拿到批准的首批商用机型之一，
which delegated more authority to Boeing than had been the case when most previous planes were certified.
而新规定赋予波音的权力比以往大多数飞机获得认证时所获得的权力要大。
And the software system did not raise warnings during the approval process.
而且，该软件系统在审批过程中也没有引发警告。
Top F.A.A. officials, who are briefed on significant safety issues, were not aware of the software system,
联邦航空管理局的高级官员，如果有重大安全问题是会向他们汇报的，对这个软件系统并不知情，
according to three people with knowledge of the process.
据三位知情人士透露。
The United States transportation secretary, Elaine L. Chao, on Tuesday called for her agency’s internal watchdog to open an inquiry into the process,
周二，交通部长赵小兰要求交通部的内部监督机构对审批过程展开调查，
saying that “safety is the top priority of the department.”
她说：“安全是我们交通部的第一要务。”
Lawmakers in the United States are similarly pushing for a review,
加拿大已经开始就他们对这架飞机获得的美国认证的认可展开调查，
while Canada is looking into its approval of the plane’s American certification.
美国国内的立法者们同样也在推动一项审查工作。
The scrutiny adds to the pressure at Boeing, an aerospace giant with a strong safety record.
这一轮审查进一步加大了波音公司的压力，因为这家航空巨头原本有着良好的安全记录。
The 737 Max, its best-selling jet, has more than 4,600 pending orders,
波音最畅销的737 Max机型如今还有4600多个待执行的订单，
which are expected to bring in hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming years.
这些订单预计将在未来几年内给波音带来数千亿美元的收入。
The plane is now grounded as the company races to come up with a fix to the software.
该机型现已停飞，波音公司也在加紧修复该软件。
It is unclear when the jet will start flying again.
目前还不清楚这架飞机何时才能再次起飞。
A spokesman for Boeing said the manufacturer would cooperate with the audit by the Department of Transportation.
波音公司某发言人表示，该公司会配合美国交通部的审计。
It has defended the certification process for the jet,
该公司也为这架飞机的安全认证过程进行了辩护，
saying that “the 737 Max was certified in accordance with the identical F.A.A. requirements and processes that have governed certification of all previous new airplanes and derivatives.”
称“737 Max是根据联邦航空管理局认证此前所有新飞机和衍生品的那些要求和流程认证的。”
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重点讲解
1. pay extra attention to 特别注意
You're so right. Mr . John is as sharp as a tack, so we need to pay extra attention to detail.
您说得非常对。约翰逊先生精明的很，所以，我们得特别注意细节。
2. be suspected of 涉嫌
He was suspected of involvement in a bombing of the same train two years ago.
他涉嫌参与了两年前同一列车的爆炸案。
3. top priority 第一要务
Your full-time job has to be your top priority.
你应该把你的全职工作当做你的第一要务。
4. races to do sth. 赶着……
As the sun begins to set on some of the most spectacular scenery of the whole trip, we race to reach Gouda before nightfall.
看着整个旅途中最壮观的景色，渐已是夕阳余晖时了，我们赶着要在天黑之前到达豪达镇。
