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系牢，還有一個(gè)人偶完全沒有系安全帶。

　　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，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)目的目的是通過再現(xiàn)一場嚴(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)也安裝了攝像頭來采集視頻。