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这是 一直夫妇 的第 926 篇文章

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国庆前夕,一架从迪拜飞往特拉维夫的 Flydubai 客机正在飞越沙特领空。乘客们以为这只是一次普通的国际航班,但危险已经出现在驾驶舱里。

坐在驾驶舱内的副驾驶 Hamam al-Hammami 拿起机上配备的紧急消防斧,重伤机长,试图夺取飞机的控制权。一旦机长遭到制服,飞机就会落入袭击者手中。机长在伤势严重的情况下奋力打开驾驶舱门。

乘客 Yaniv Hayun 明知袭击者有武器,但还是英勇上前,将他拖出驾驶舱,并召集其他乘客一起制服袭击者。在飞机迅速俯冲时,他返回驾驶舱,抓住驾驶杆向后拉,这才使飞机逐渐恢复平飞的状态。当被问及如何知晓怎么做时,他说:我看过 Air Crash Investigation《空中浩劫》。我查了一下,这部加拿大纪录片的第一季在豆瓣达到了 9.5,感兴趣的同学可以看一看。

袭击者此前曾被阿曼方面禁止继续担任飞行员。但他后来又去其他航空公司找工作,最终成为 Flydubai 的副驾驶。

无辜平民的生命不该作为博弈的筹码。幸好机长、备用机组和乘客在生死关头无惧威胁,这场危机才没有演变成一场浩劫。

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A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the UAE, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

1️⃣ be bound for

四级 + 考研词汇

bound 这个词含义很多,因为它拥有四种性质。它原本是动词 bind 的过去式和过去分词,后来有了形容词词性。大家可能对 be bound to do sth 这个短语更眼熟,表示「很有可能做某事,肯定会做某事」。相信没人不希望自己考试顺利通过,那么你可以在考前给自己打气:You're bound to pass the exam.

be bound for 表示「前往」某地,故文中 on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the UAE 意思是「在那架从阿联酋飞往以色列的迪拜航空飞机上」。

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Israel’s Tax Authority confirmed the names of all passengers and crew were in the hands of Israeli authorities before the flight had taken off, but it said questions about the vetting of crew members should be referred to the Ministry of Transport. Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, also referred CNN to the Ministry of Transport, which it said is “responsible for all security matters concerning foreign airlines.”

2️⃣ vet

趁机复习一个知识点。我们在上篇文章
学到了 veteran, 这个词可以缩写为 vet。

当它是动词时,表示的意思变成了「审查」,常用于员工招聘、候选人审核等。它的对象也可以是物,如 vet a source「核实消息来源」。而 investigate 是「调查」,重在调查一件事的过程、起因等,比如这件事是谁干的?为什么会发生?谁该负责?来看《经济学人》。

Ramping up operations takes time: airport security must be vetted and cabin crew trained (though you wouldn’t know it at some airlines).

扩大运营需要时间:必须审查机场安全,培训机组人员(虽然在某些航空公司这一点真是看不出来)。

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The quick-thinking actions of the captain of last week’s Flydubai flight bound for Israel prevented what could have been an unmitigated hijacking disaster. But aviation safety experts say the incident raises serious concerns about the security failures before the flight and how it happened in the first place.

3️⃣ unmitigated

这个形容词,由否定前缀 un- 和 mitigated 构成。其中 mitigate 表示 to make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious「减轻,缓解」,虽然不在四六级、考研大纲词汇中,但外刊挺常用,而且六级、考研也都考过。

unmitigated 便是「没有减轻的」,即「完全的」,经常跟负面事物搭配,比如 an unmitigated disaster,我们可译为「一场彻头彻尾的灾难」。偶尔也可用于正面表达,如 an unmitigated success「彻底的成功」。这句话来看 2024 年的考研真题。

“There is a coalition growing within artist industries to figure out how to tackle or mitigate this,” says Ortiz.

「艺术行业内部正在逐渐形成一个联盟,试图想办法应对,或缓解其所造成的影响,」奥尔蒂斯说。

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“There’s not really anything cast in stone as to how people are vetted — and there should be,” Rosenschein said, and questioned: “Why did the Omanis not suspend his pilot’s license?”

Aviation expert and British pilot Gideon Ewers noted that a pilot’s license is essentially just a technical qualification that shows someone knows how to fly a plane. The license itself doesn’t come with a record of previous employment issues or infractions.

4️⃣be cast in stone

cast 有很多含义。这里不是「投掷」,而是将液态材料倒入模具,使其凝固成固定形状,比如 cast a statue in bronze「用青铜铸造雕像」。因此,be cast in stone 字面意思就是某个东西被塑造成石头制品。石头坚硬,不容易改变,于是这个表达逐渐引申为「固定不变,不可轻易修改」。用一个成语来概括就是「一成不变」。不过这个短语更常写为 be set in stone。

People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.

人们应该记住我们的建议不是一成不变的。

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