▍原文

China’s firstdomesticallymade passenger jet flew itsmaidencommercial flight on Sunday, as Chinalooks tocompete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in theglobalaircraftmarket.

The jettook offSundaymorning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later inBeijing. The side of the planewas emblazoned withthe words: “TheWorld’s First C919.”

▍语言点

1. domestically /dəˈmestɪk(ə)li/adv. 在国内

· domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ adj. 国内的，本国的

· domestic flights 国内航班

· domestic affairs 内政

· domestically made 国内制造的，国产的

· domestically made passenger jet 国产客机

· jet /dʒet/ n. 喷气式飞机(jet plane)

2. maiden /ˈmeɪd(ə)n/ adj. 首次的，初次的(being the first of its kind) n. 少女，姑娘

· maiden flight 首飞

· maiden voyage 首航

· maiden commercial flight 商业首飞

3. look/try to do sth. 试图、想要做某事

4. aircraft /ˈerkræft/ n. 飞机(airplane)

· 词义辨析：aircraft比airplane涵盖的范围更广，泛指所有飞行器

5. take off 飞机起飞(depart)

· come down 飞机落地(land)

6. be emblazoned with sth. 装饰有……的图案、符号或文字

· baseball caps emblazoned with the team’s logo 印有球队标识的棒球帽