Beware first-class travellers! Passengerssitting in the rear of a planehave the best chance of survival in the event ofa crash, an extraordinary andcostly aviation experiment ever conducted hasrevealed.

　　頭等艙的乘客要當(dāng)心了!一項(xiàng)耗資巨大的特別飛行試驗(yàn)揭示，在墜機(jī)事故中生還機(jī)會(huì)最大的是坐在飛機(jī)尾部的乘客。

　　In a unique aviation experiment recently,the 170-seat Boeing 727 was madeto crash in a controlled manner in a remotepart of Mexico's Sonoran Desert.

　　在近日開(kāi)展的一項(xiàng)獨(dú)特的飛行試驗(yàn)中，一架有170個(gè)座位的波音727飛機(jī)被控墜落在墨西哥索諾拉沙漠的一個(gè)偏遠(yuǎn)地帶。

　　After pilot James Slocum parachuted out ofthe plane at 2,500ft, the jetwas guided into the ground by a pilot in afollowing Cessna via a remote-controldevice, the reporters reported.

　　據(jù)報(bào)道，在飛行員詹姆斯`索羅克姆于2500英尺高空跳傘離開(kāi)飛機(jī)后，后面跟著的賽斯納飛機(jī)上的一名飛行員用遙控設(shè)備操縱飛機(jī)向地面降落。

　　On board the jet were three sophisticatedcrash-test dummies designed tomove like humans.

　　試驗(yàn)飛機(jī)上有三具精密的墜機(jī)測(cè)試專用人偶，這些假人的四肢可以像真人一樣移動(dòng)。

　　They were arranged in three positions: onein the classic brace and wearinga seat-belt; one belted but not in the braceposition; and one neither beltednor in the brace.

　　它們以三種姿勢(shì)擺放：一個(gè)人偶用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)方式系緊安全帶，一個(gè)人偶扣上安全帶但沒(méi)系牢，還有一個(gè)人偶完全沒(méi)有系安全帶。

　　After the jet hit the ground nose-first,experts found that the dummy inthe brace position would have survived theimpact, the one not in the bracewould have suffered serious head injuries, andthe dummy not wearing a seat-beltwould have perished.

　　在飛機(jī)以頭朝地的形式墜落到地面后，專家發(fā)現(xiàn)，安全帶系得很緊的人偶會(huì)逃過(guò)墜機(jī)這一劫，松松地系著安全帶的人偶頭部會(huì)嚴(yán)重受傷，沒(méi)有系安全帶的人偶會(huì)毀掉。

　　Using this, experts predicted that 78percent of passengers on board wouldhave survived the impact, but that comingdown nose-first, all the first-classtravellers would have died because thefront of the fuselage sheared off.

　　根據(jù)這一試驗(yàn)結(jié)果，專家預(yù)測(cè)，78%的飛機(jī)乘客會(huì)生還，但因?yàn)轱w機(jī)是頭朝下落地，所以所有頭等艙的乘客都會(huì)死亡，因?yàn)闄C(jī)身前端被削掉了。

　　Those sitting at the back would have hadthe best chance of survival.

　　那些坐在飛機(jī)尾部的乘客生還機(jī)會(huì)最大。

　　The 1 million pound project, to be screenedon Channel 4 next month, aimedto recreate a serious but survivable incident andallow scientists to study thecrashworthiness of the aircraft's frame and cabin,as well as the impact on thehuman body.

　　這一耗資100萬(wàn)英鎊的試驗(yàn)項(xiàng)目將于下個(gè)月在第四頻道播放。該項(xiàng)目的目的是通過(guò)再現(xiàn)一場(chǎng)嚴(yán)重但有生還機(jī)會(huì)的墜機(jī)事故，讓科學(xué)家研究飛機(jī)機(jī)架和機(jī)艙的耐撞性能，以及墜機(jī)對(duì)人體的影響。

　　It is also hoped that the findings may helpincrease the chances ofpassengers surviving such a crash in the future.

　　研究人員還希望這些研究結(jié)果能有助于提高未來(lái)這樣的墜機(jī)事故中乘客的生還幾率。

　　The Boeing was packed with dozens ofcameras to record the impact from theinside. Footage was also collected on theground, in chase planes, and even fromthe ejecting pilot's helmet.

　　這架波音飛機(jī)上安裝了幾十個(gè)攝像機(jī)，從飛機(jī)內(nèi)部來(lái)記錄墜機(jī)影響力。地面上、跟蹤的飛機(jī)、甚至跳傘飛行員的頭盔內(nèi)也安裝了攝像頭來(lái)采集視頻。