美国一架鹞式战机坠毁 飞行员成功逃生

时间：2014-06-05 08:21:49

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A US military jet has crashed into homes in the California desert, about 90 miles east of San Diego.

美国一架军用飞机坠毁于加利福尼亚州沙漠中的几处住宅中，坠毁地位于圣地亚哥东部大约90英里处。
None of the residents of the homes are believed to have been injured
None of the residents of the homes are believed to have been injured
 
Television footage showed at least one home on fire on a residential1 street in the city of Imperial, following the crash on Wednesday evening.
 
The pilot of the AV-8B Harrier jet ejected safely, and has been taken to hospital with minor2 injuries.
 
The US Marine3 Corps4 said eight homes had been evacuated5 but no-one on the ground was hurt.
 
An investigation6 has been launched to determine the cause of the crash, it said in a statement.
 
Resident Adriana Ramos, 45, said her house shook when the plane crashed.
 
"It felt like a bomb was thrown in the backyard,'' she said.
 
Scene 'chaotic7'
 
Another witness, Jose Santos, said he was driving nearby when he saw the plane flying "really low". 
 
"It just fell down," he said.
 
Mr Santos said he sped toward the crash site and saw the pilot, who had parachuted to the ground, being helped by police and local residents.
 
It was the second crash in a month of a Harrier jet from the Yuma air base in Arizona, AP news agency reported. 
 
On 9 May, a pilot ejected safely before his plane crashed in a remote desert area near the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, south of Phoenix8. No-one was hurt. 
 
In 2008 a US military jet crashed into a residential area of San Diego killing9 four people. The pilot also ejected before the crash.

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1 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
2 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
3 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
4 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
5 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句：
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
6 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
7 chaotic rUTyD     
adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
参考例句：
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
  • The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
8 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
9 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

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