降落伞故障 秘鲁伞兵死里逃生

时间：2014-05-08 08:33:09

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A Peruvian air force officer has survived a fall of about 1,500 metres after his parachute malfunctioned1 during an exercise.

秘鲁空军一名军官在一次跳伞训练中降落伞发生故障，从1500米高空中坠落，死里逃生。
 
Arnulfo Gamarra had jumped from a military plane in southern Peru on Tuesday as part of his training.
 
But when he opened his parachute, one of the cords failed to extend properly and became wrapped around his neck.
 
He lost consciousness and plunged2 to the ground, but survived, reportedly with only a twisted ankle.
 
The paratrooper（伞兵） was taken to a military hospital in the city of Arequipa after his fall.
 
"We did every medical examination on him and found no fractures," emergency room doctor Guillermo Pacheco told the AFP news agency.
 
"It's a miracle he's alive."
 
Peruvian media reported that the officer left hospital on Wednesday.
 
The air force said it had launched an investigation3 into the accident.

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1 malfunctioned 3382f43df02bbf0a078a163bd4af7dfd     
发生故障(malfunction的过去式与过去分词)
参考例句：
  • Is there any way the dye pack malfunctioned back at the bank? 什么能使爆色板在银行内就失效？ 来自电影对白
  • The malfunctioned roller of his mouse is under repair. 他鼠标的滚轴失灵了，正在修呢。 来自互联网
2 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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