(来源：芝士英语)
Malaysia has confirmed that a large item of debris (残骸) found off the coast of Tanzania (坦桑尼亚) belongs to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
马来西亚在非洲坦桑尼亚海岸发现大块飞机碎片，经证实为失踪的马航MH370残骸之一。
The fragment was recovered in June. The part number and date stamp on it helped investigators trace the origins of the piece. The part manufacturer then recovered build records(生产记录) for those numbers, confirming that they belonged to the missing Boeing 777.
碎片是在6月被发现的。碎片上的零件编码和出厂日期帮助调查人员追溯到其产源地。而零件的生产商找到了这些编码的生产记录，确定其属于失踪的波音777飞机。
The piece is believed to be a section of an outboard (机舱外的) flap (襟翼) from the plane's right wing. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai (廖中莱) said the piece would be further examined for any evidence that may indicate how the flap was operating when it came apart from the wing. This could help throw light on whether the plane was being flown when it came down to the sea.
该碎片被认为是机翼右襟翼的一部分。马来西亚交通部长廖中莱称将进一步检验这块碎片，以求找到能够说明襟翼和机翼分离时机身如何运作的证据。这一举措可以弄清飞机在坠海前是否还在被人操控。
According to flight experts, if investigations show the flap was extended when the plane hit the water, it could indicate that the aircraft was being flown by someone at the end. Equally, if the flap wasn't extended, it points more to an accident. Flaps never extend automatically, so their condition can be used to decide whether the crash was a deliberate act or not.
据飞行专家所说，调查显示如果飞机冲击水面时襟翼是展开的，这就表明飞机在坠机前都有被人操控飞行。同样的，如果襟翼没有展开，则说明该事件更可能是一种意外。一般情况下，襟翼不会自动展开，所以该情况可用于决定这场飞机坠毁事件是否是人为的。
A number of other pieces of debris have been discovered in recent months scattered on coastlines in the Indian Ocean. They include a section of the wing called a flaperon (襟副翼) and a stabilizer (安定面) from the tail. All the debris are believed to have been driven westwards by ocean currents (洋流).
其他一些分散在印度洋海岸的残骸碎片也在最近几个月被找到了。其中包括一部分称为襟副翼的机翼和一块机尾上的安定面。所有的残骸被认为是在印度洋洋流的助力下飘向南海岸。
MH370, flying from Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡) to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished in March 2014. The plane is thought to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.
2014年3月8日，载有239人的MH370航班在吉隆坡飞往北京的途中失踪，被认为坠毁于南印度洋。
Australia has been leading the search for the missing aircraft, using underwater drones (无人机) and sonar equipment (声呐装置) sent from specialist ships. The search, also involving Malaysia and China, has led to more than 105,000 square kilometers being combed through so far. However, the countries have agreed that in the absence of "credible new information," the search will end later this year.
澳大利亚已经带头寻找失踪的飞机，他们使用了从专业船只派遣出的水下无人机和声呐装置，马来西亚和中国也参与了这场搜索工作中。这些国家达成了共识，如果在当前划定的10万5000平方公里搜索区域内未找到新的可靠证据，搜寻行动将中止。
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