Helicopter crash killed Kobe Bryant and eight others
直升機墜毀，科比和其他八人喪生
The National Basketball Association said Tuesday night's Los Angeles Lakers game versus the Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed after the helicopter crash in California that killed nine people, including NBA legend and former Lakers player Kobe Bryant.
NBA表示，在加利福尼亞州發生的直升機墜毀事件導致9人死亡，其中包括NBA的傳奇人物、湖人隊前球員科比，因此，原定於週二晚的洛杉磯湖人隊對洛杉磯快船隊的比賽已經被推遲。
"The decision was made out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the tragic loss of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people in a helicopter crash on Sunday," the NBA said in a statement Monday.
NBA在週一的一份聲明中說："這個決定是出於對湖人組織的尊重，該組織對湖人隊傳奇人物科比、他的女兒吉安娜，以及其他七人在週日的直升機失事中的不幸去世深表悲痛。"
The game was scheduled to take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be rescheduled, the league said.
聯盟說，這場原定在洛杉磯的Staples中心進行的比賽將會重新安排。
The helicopter crashed into a hillside, killing everyone on board, under foggy conditions in Calabasas, California.
這架直升機在加利福尼亞州卡拉巴薩斯的大霧天氣中撞毀在山坡上，機上所有人員喪生。
Visibility was so low Sunday morning that Los Angeles police had grounded its helicopters, police department spokesman Josh Rubenstein said.
洛杉磯警方發言人約什·魯本斯坦說，週日早晨的能見度很低，洛杉磯警方當時已經停飛了直升機。
The official cause of the crash has not been determined.
墜機的官方原因尚未確定。
Investigators from the coroner's special operations response team were able to recover three bodies Sunday night, before darkness and safety concerns suspended the search, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Monday in a news release.
洛杉磯縣法醫辦公室在星期一的新聞稿中說，法醫特別行動反應小組的調查人員在週日晚上找到了三具屍體，後因天太黑和安全問題停止了搜查。
It's unclear which victims have been recovered.
目前尚不清楚哪些遇難者已被找到。
The sudden death of the 41-year-old NBA legend, and the deaths of the eight other victims -- has left people mourning around the world.
41歲的NBA傳奇人物的突然去世，以及其他8名遇難者，讓世界各地的人們都在哀悼。
Why Crash?
因何墜機？
As fans around the world grapple with Bryant's death, clues are emerging about what happened shortly before the crash.
當世界各地的球迷都在為科比的死因而爭論時，墜機前不久發生的事情的線索正在浮出水面。
The helicopter was operating under "special visual flight rules" (SVFR), according to an air traffic control conversation with the pilot.
根據飛行員與空中交通管制的對話，這架直升機是在"特殊視覺飛行規則"（SVFR）下飛行的。
An SVFR clearance allows a pilot to fly in weather conditions worse than those allowed for regular visual flight rules (VFR).
SVFR許可，允許飛行員在比常規目視飛行規則（VFR）允許的更惡劣的天氣條件下飛行。
Pilots can request SVFR clearance before takeoff or mid-flight, especially if conditions suddenly change.
飛行員可以在起飛前或飛行中請求SVFR許可，特別是當情況突然改變時。
While SVFR clearance is "pretty normal", it's not something that's often recommended.
雖然SVFR許可是“相當正常的”，但它通常不被推薦。
"If you're a pilot, and you're in marginal conditions, or changing conditions that become marginal, you might call air traffic control to request SVFR", Goelz said.
果爾茲說："如果你是一名飛行員，而且你處於邊緣條件，或者不斷變換的天氣演變成極端情況時，你就應該向空中交通控制請求SVFR。
If granted SVFR clearance, the pilot will typically keep tighter communication with air traffic control.
如果獲得SVFR許可，飛行員通常會與空中交通管制保持更緊密的溝通。
The Burbank Airport control tower allowed the helicopter to proceed using the special clearance, the audio reveals.
音頻顯示，伯班克機場控制塔允許直升機使用特殊許可。
"Maintain special VFR at or below 2,500" the pilot confirmed to the controller.
飛行員向管制員確認"保持特殊VFR在2,500以下"。
Later in the flight, the pilot apparently asked for "flight following," a service in which controllers are in regular contact with an aircraft.
在後來的飛行中，飛行員顯然要求"跟隨飛行"，這是一種控制人員與飛機定時聯繫的服務。
The controller told the pilot "you're still too low level for flight following at this time".
管制員告訴飛行員"你現在的高度還太低，無法在這個時候進行跟隨飛行"。
That could mean the helicopter was too low to be seen on air traffic control radar.
這可能意味著直升機飛的太低，無法在空中交通管制雷達上看到。
While authorities try to determine what went wrong, investigators are struggling to find clues in difficult conditions.
噹噹局試圖確定出了什麼問題時，調查人員正在艱難的條件下尋找線索。
"It's a logistical nightmare in a sense because the crash site itself is not easily accessible," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
"從某種意義上說，這是一場後勤噩夢，因為墜機地點本身並不容易到達，"洛杉磯縣警長亞歷克斯·維拉努瓦說。
【單詞和詞組】
The National Basketball Association 簡稱：NBA
versus 對抗，對陣
postponed 推遲，延期
legend 傳奇(任人物)，傳說
former Lakers player 前湖人隊隊員
former 以前的，前任的
respect for 尊重，欽佩
deeply grieving 深深地悲痛
tragic loss 悲慘的損失
crashed into a hillside 撞上山坡
crashed into 撞上
hillside 山坡
on board 在上面(交通工具)
under foggy conditions 在大霧天氣條件下
foggy 霧氣濛濛的
Visibility 能見度
had grounded 已經被禁飛
ground 地面，土地；停飛，擱淺，著陸
official cause 官方原因
determined 確定，決定
determine on sth/to do sth
Investigators 調查人員
the coroner's special operations response team 法醫特別行動反應小組
coroner 法醫，法醫
recover 找回，恢復
suspended 暫停
the Los Angeles County coroner's office 洛杉磯縣法醫辦公室
County 郡，縣
news release 新聞稿
victims 遇難者
grapple with 扭打，努力應付
clues 線索
emerging 顯現，露出
shortly before 在...前不久
conversation with 和...交談/通話
request SVFR clearance 請求SVFR許可
mid-flight 飛行中
recommended 被推薦 注意被動語態
in marginal conditions 處在邊緣(極端)條件下
granted 取得
typically 通常
keep tighter communication with 保持更緊密的溝通
proceed 進行，前進
reveals 顯示
confirmed to 向...確認
apparently 顯然
low level 低空
air traffic control radar 空管雷達
authorities 當局
struggling to 努力著，掙扎著
logistical nightmare 後勤噩夢，難辦的事，組織管理上的噩夢
logistical 後勤上的，邏輯的
in a sense 在某種意義上，在一定程度上
easily accessible 容易接近
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