Malaysia Searches for Missing Plane MH370

馬來西亞搜尋失蹤飛機 MH370


Introduction

The government of Malaysia has a new deal with a company called Ocean Infinity. They want to find the missing plane, Flight MH370.

馬來西亞政府與一家名為 Ocean Infinity 的公司達成新協議,希望尋獲失蹤的 MH370 航班。

Main Body

The company will search a large area of the ocean. The government will pay the company $70 million only if they find the plane. If they find nothing, they get no money.

該公司將搜尋大片海域。僅在尋獲飛機的情況下,政府才會支付 7,000 萬美元;若未發現任何線索,則不予付款。

Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014. There were 239 people on the plane. It flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing but it never arrived. Many countries looked for it, but they did not find the main part of the plane.

MH370 航班於 2014 年 3 月失蹤。機上共有 239 人。該機由吉隆坡飛往北京,但最終未能抵達。許多國家曾參與搜尋,但未能尋獲飛機主體。

The search will stop for a short time from November 2026 to April 2027. The company has other work to do. Also, the weather in the ocean is too bad during those months.

搜尋行動將於 2026 年 11 月至 2027 年 4 月期間暫停。該公司有其他工作需處理,且該期間的海域天氣過於惡劣。

Conclusion

The search for the plane continues. The contract ends on June 30, 2027.

搜尋飛機的行動將持續進行。合約將於 2027 年 6 月 30 日結束。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Past vs. Present

Look at how the story changes time. This is the key to A2 English.

Now (Present)

  • The government has a deal.
  • The search continues.
  • The weather is bad.

Then (Past)

  • Flight MH370 disappeared.
  • It flew from Kuala Lumpur.
  • They did not find the plane.

💡 Simple Pattern: The "-ed" ending Many words just need -ed to move to the past:

  • Search \rightarrow Searched
  • Look \rightarrow Looked

⚠️ Special Words (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Fly \rightarrow Flew
  • Find \rightarrow Found
  • Is \rightarrow Was

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
deal (n.)
An official agreement between two people or groups
Example:The two companies signed a business deal.
disappeared (v.)
Went away suddenly so that it cannot be seen
Example:The cat disappeared behind the sofa.
arrived (v.)
Reached a place at the end of a journey
Example:The train arrived at the station at 9:00 AM.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement written on paper
Example:Please read the contract before you sign it.
Practice A2 words in a crossword