【读新闻学英语】在盗走飞机的75分钟里，他跟地面控制都聊了什么？

An airport worker's deranged flight in a stolen commercial jet risked hundreds of lives as he flew perilously close to highly populated areas before he crashed into a forest.

冒着数百人的生命危险，一名机场员工利用一架偷来的商用喷气飞机展开疯狂航行。因为在坠入森林前，飞机曾冒险飞越人口密集区。

Deranged：疯狂的，精神错乱的

Perilously：危机四伏地

Richard Russell, 29, swiped the empty plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday and  began a 75-minute flight complete with barrel rolls and a darkly comedic running commentary with air traffic controllers trying to talk him down. 

周五，29岁的Richard Russell从西雅图Tacoma国际机场开走一架空荡飞机，开始他为期75分钟的空中飞行。期间，他不只驾驶飞机完成几个桶滚动作，还在与空中管制员的劝服交谈中发表一系列颇具黑色幽默的言论。

Barrel roll：（特技飞行中的）桶滚

Darky comedic：黑色幽默的

Talk down：说服

Russell declined a suggestion to land at nearby McChord Field, saying he might "mess something up" at the Air Force Base. That comment may have reflected Russell's determination not to hurt anyone.

Russell拒绝了在附近的McChord基地进行降落的建议，声称这样做会“弄乱”空军基地。从这番言论可以看出，Russell并不想伤害任何人。

Mess up：弄乱

The Bombardier Q400 that Russell pilfered is a turboprop, that seats 76 people. The plane was owned by Horizon Air, in turn owned by the company that owns Alaska Airlines.

Russell驾驶的庞巴迪Q400是一架涡轮螺旋桨飞机,，可容纳76名乘客。该飞机为Horizon Air所有，与Alaska Airlines同属一家公司。

Turboprop：涡轮螺旋桨飞机

Russell had worked for the airline for 3½ years and had full credentials to be near the plane, Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said. Russell's duties varied widely, from handling luggage and cleaning out planes to towing, de-icing and directing them toward runways and gates. He tapped some of those skills to steal the plane.

据Alaska Airlines首席执行官Brad Tilden介绍，Russell已经在该公司工作3年半，拥有接近飞机的权限。Russell的职责范围很宽泛，包括搬运行李、清理机舱、牵引、除冰以及引航。利用工作职权，他最终盗取了飞机。

Credential：凭据，证书

Authorities say Russell used a vehicle on the tarmac to point the plane toward the runway. Russell, who was in uniform when he entered the plane and walked into the cockpit, didn't need a key. But he did need to activate a series of switches to get the plane into the air.

官方表示，Russell利用停机坪上的汽车指引飞机进入跑道。当时，身穿制服的Russell进入飞机驾驶舱，并不需要钥匙，但要激活一系列开关才能让飞机成功起飞。

Tarmac：飞机跑道

Cockpit：驾驶舱

Russell told ground control he had played enough video games to figure out how to fly the plane. He said he was having a "blast" and initially suggested he might try to land.

在与地面控制的交谈中，Russell表示他玩了足够多的视频游戏，知道怎样驾驶飞机。他说自己脑袋已经“炸”了，但一开始曾透露可能尝试着陆。

Figure out：计算

“You think if I land this successfully, Alaska will give me a job as a pilot?” he joked. But he later confided to controllers that he was "just a broken guy." 

他开玩笑说，“如果我成功降落，Alaska会给我一份飞行员的工作吗？”不过随后，他又向管制员吐露说自己只是一个“搞破坏的家伙”。

Confide：吐露

Military jets were flying nearby for most of Russell's flight. Air traffic control suggested he land at McChord Field because it was only about 30 miles south of  the Seattle-Tacoma airport. But Russell apparently had no intention of landing the plane.

在此过程中，军用喷气飞机一直在Russell附近飞行。空中管制曾建议他降落在Tacoma机场30英里以南的McChord基地，不过Russell显然无意于此。

Intention：意图

"I've got a lot of people who care about me," Russell told air traffic control. "It's going to disappoint them to hear that I did this."

“有很多人关心我，”Russell告诉空管，“如果他们知道我做了什么一定会大失所望。”

Russell's family released a statement saying they were "stunned and heartbroken." They described "Beebo" as a warm and compassionate man.

Russell的家人对此发表声明，表示“震惊和心碎”。他们眼中的“Beebo”（Russell的昵称）是一个温暖而富于同情心的人。

Compassionate：赋予同情心的

"He was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend," the statement said.

“他是一名忠诚的丈夫，一个慈爱的儿子，一位好朋友。”

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