ChatGPT 教英语 Coast Guard: Missing sub search yields "debris field

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 The United States Coast Guard now says it has discovered a debris field near the search area for a missing submersible near Titanic's wreckage. Thanks for joining us. I'm Paula Eben. The Coast Guard says teams are examining that field right now to see if it is actually connected to Titan, which was the submersible vessel carrying those five crewmembers. In other news, Nick Giovanni shows us how some newly arrived technology is helping out in the search effort. In a race against time, an active search for the missing submersible Titan continued Thursday morning with a pair of ROVs, a remotely operated underwater vehicle, deployed from French and Canadian vessels bound for the seafloor. It sends out a ping of sound that bounces off all the things around it and it comes back. So you can kind of see the shapes of things. The ROV was picked up by sonar buoys over the last two days, thought to be periodic, possibly rhythmic banging sounds. While estimates suggested the Titan, with five people on board, was set to run out of oxygen this morning. This estimate of 96 hours is coming from an assumption of an average consumption rate. There's not very many things average about being stuck in a submarine. The search area on the surface doubled in size yesterday to roughly 20,000 square miles. It's like being in the dark in a blizzard with a flashlight. And you're trying to find your keys in the snow. This is the scale of the challenge that you're looking at right now. Katie Croft Bell is the president and founder of the Ocean Discovery League, who's been working with ROVs for more than 20 years. She says navigating the seafloor is a slow operation. The hope is the submersible shape helps it stand out to searchers. That has, I think, probably sort of unique shape compared to a lot of the other debris and natural geological features in that area. So, hopefully they're able to get close enough to it that they'll be able to find it quickly. This is a very slow walk around the seafloor. This is not a blistering pace. So, that's the difficulty of it.

Section 1: Important Words

1. Debris field - a large area where pieces of wreckage are scattered around

Example: The rescuers found a debris field near the Titanic wreck.

2. Submersible - a small underwater vehicle designed for exploration or research

Example: The crew of five was traveling in a submersible when it went missing.

3. Vessel - a boat or ship that is used for transportation

Example: The French and Canadian vessels deployed ROVs to search for the missing submersible.

4. Ping - a pulse of sound sent out by a device to detect and locate underwater objects

Example: The ROV sends out a ping to locate the missing submersible.

5. Oxygen - a gas that is essential for breathing

Example: The missing crew might run out of oxygen if they are not found soon.

6. Consumption rate - the amount of a substance used up over time

Example: The 96-hour estimate to run out of oxygen is based on an average consumption rate.

7. Submarine - a type of vessel that operates underwater

Example: Being stuck in a submarine is far from an average experience.

8. Search area - the place where a search for something or someone is conducted

Example: The search area doubled in size to cover roughly 20,000 square miles.

9. Navigation - the process of directing a ship or boat

Example: Navigating the seafloor is a slow and challenging operation.

10. Geological features - natural and physical characteristics of the Earth's surface

Example: Finding the submersible's unique shape amidst other debris and geological features is the challenge for searchers.

Section 2: Important Grammars

1. Present tense - The article is written largely in present tense. It is used to describe ongoing events and actions in the present time. Example: The crew is still actively searching for the missing submersible.

2. Passive voice - The passive voice is used in the article to describe the action of the ROV sending a ping to locate the submersible. Example: It sends out a ping of sound that bounces off all the things around it and comes back.

3. Modal verbs - Modals such as "would" and "might" are used to express possibility and uncertainty. Example: The crew might run out of oxygen if they are not found soon.

Section 3: Full Translation in Chinese

美国海岸警卫队现在称，在“泰坦尼克”号残骸附近的搜索区域，他们发现了一片碎片场。感谢您加入我们。我是 Paula Eben。海岸警卫队说，团队正在检查这片区域，以查看它是否与载有五名机组人员的泰坦有关。在其他消息中，Nick Giovanni向我们展示了一些新到达的技术，以帮助搜寻工作。在与时间赛跑的情况下，一对ROVs，即远程操作的水下车辆，继续在周四早上展开对失踪的泰坦的搜寻，这些车辆从法国和加拿大的船只上部署，前往海底。它发出声音的信号，反弹到它周围所有的东西，然后回来。因此，您可以看到物体的形状。 ROV在过去两天被声纳浮标捕捉到，声音被认为是周期性的，可能是有规律的敲击声。尽管估计泰坦上有五个人，今早将耗尽氧气。这一估计来自平均消耗率的假设。被困在潜艇里的经历是很少有什么平均的。昨天，表面搜索区域扩大到大约20,000平方英里。它就像在暴风雪中带着手电筒在黑暗中寻找雪地里的钥匙。这正是您现在面临的挑战规模。Katie Croft Bell是海洋发现联赛的总裁兼创始人，她已经使用ROVs工作了超过20年。她说，在海底航行是一个缓慢的过程。希望那个潜艇的形状能够帮助它在搜寻者中脱颖而出。与其他垃圾和自然地理特征相比，我认为它具有独特的形状。所以，希望他们能够靠近它，他们会很快找到它。这是在海底缓慢地走路。这不是闪电般的速度。这就是困难所在。

0:00:00 The United States Coast Guard now says it has discovered a debris field near the search area for a missing submersible near Titanic's wreckage.

0:00:10 Thanks for joining us. I'm Paula Eben. The Coast Guard says teams are examining that field right now to see if it is actually connected to Titan, which was the submersible vessel carrying those five crewmembers.

0:00:30 In other news, Nick Giovanni shows us how some newly arrived technology is helping out in the search effort.

0:00:37 In a race against time, an active search for the missing submersible Titan continued Thursday morning with a pair of ROVs, a remotely operated underwater vehicle, deployed from French and Canadian vessels bound for the seafloor.

0:00:50 It sends out a ping of sound that bounces off all the things around it and it comes back. So you can kind of see the shapes of things.

0:01:00 The ROV was picked up by sonar buoys over the last two days, thought to be periodic, possibly rhythmic banging sounds.

0:01:06 While estimates suggested the Titan, with five people on board, was set to run out of oxygen this morning.

0:01:12 This estimate of 96 hours is coming from an assumption of an average consumption rate. There's not very many things average about being stuck in a submarine.

0:01:30 The search area on the surface doubled in size yesterday to roughly 20,000 square miles. It's like being in the dark in a blizzard with a flashlight. And you're trying to find your keys in the snow. This is the scale of the challenge that you're looking at right now.

0:01:46 Katie Croft Bell is the president and founder of the Ocean Discovery League, who's been working with ROVs for more than 20 years. She says navigating the seafloor is a slow operation. The hope is the submersible shape helps it stand out to searchers.

0:02:00 That has, I think, probably sort of unique shape compared to a lot of the other debris and natural geological features in that area. So, hopefully they're able to get close enough to it that they'll be able to find it quickly. This is a very slow walk around the seafloor. This is not a blistering pace. So, that's the difficulty of it.