NATO Planes Find Cathay Pacific Flight
北約飛機尋獲國泰航空航班
Introduction
On July 4, two Hungarian fighter jets met a Cathay Pacific plane. The plane was flying to London. It stopped talking to air traffic control.
7月4日，兩架匈牙利戰機攔截了一架國泰航空飛機。該飛機當時正飛往倫敦，但與航空管制中心失去了聯繫。
Main Body
The plane was in Romanian air space. Suddenly, the pilots did not speak to the controllers. NATO saw this problem. They sent two fast jets from Hungary to find the plane.
該飛機當時位於羅馬尼亞領空。突然之間，飛行員停止與管制員聯繫。北約發現此問題後，派遣兩架來自匈牙利的快速噴射機去尋找該飛機。
The jets flew next to the plane. Then, the pilots spoke again. The plane continued its trip to London.
戰機飛到該飛機身旁。隨後，飛行員重新恢復聯繫。該飛機繼續前往倫敦的旅程。
Cathay Pacific said everyone was safe. But the Hong Kong aviation office was worried. They asked the airline for a report in seven days.
國泰航空表示所有人均安全。但香港航空部門對此感到擔憂，要求航空公司在七天內提交一份報告。
Conclusion
The plane landed safely. Experts are now looking for the reason why the radio stopped working.
飛機已安全降落。專家目前正在調查無線電停止運作的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
✈️ Action Words: Past & Present
In this story, we see a shift from things that happened (Past) to things that are happening now (Present).
The 'Already Done' List (Past Simple) These words end in -ed or change shape to show the action is finished:
- Stop → Stopped*
- Continue → Continued*
- Land → Landed*
- Speak → Spoke*
The 'Right Now' List (Present Continuous) When something is currently in progress, we use am/is/are + -ing:
- Look → Are looking*
Quick Logic Map
- The plane landed The action is over. ✅
- Experts are looking They are still searching. 🔍