中国航司暂停所有波音737MAX-8飞机商业飞行 China's Boeing Max 8 planes grounded following Ethiopia crash

China's civilian aviation authority has ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily(暂时的 zhànshí de) ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after one of the aircraft crashed(坠毁 zhuìhuǐ) in Ethiopia. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the order(命令 mìnglìng) was issued at 9 a.m. Beijing time Monday and would last nine hours.

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 parked at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 11, 2019. [Photo: AP/Ben Curtis]

It said the order was taken out of safety(安全 ānquán) concerns because the crash was the second after another of the planes fell into the ocean off the coast of Indonesia in similar circumstances on Dec. 29, killing all aboard.

It said further notice(通知 tōngzhī) would be issued after consultation(咨询 zīxún) with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing on safety measures(措施 cuòshī) taken.

Eight Chinese nationals were among the 157 people aboard the plane when it crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff(起飞 qǐfēi).

重点词汇 Key word:

停止 <动词 v.>

• Stop; suspend
  E.g. Wǒmen bā diǎn tíngzhǐ yíngyè.
  我们八点停止营业。
  We close business at eight。

• Remain; not make progress
  E.g.Wǒmen de rènshì bùnéng zǒng tíngzhǐ zài mùqián de shuǐpíng shàng.
  我们的认识不能总停止在目前的水平上。
  Our knowledge should never remain at the present level.