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Boeing's reputation could be up in the air whilst all 50 of its Dreamliner planes remain on the ground. 
波音公司的聲譽可能會因其全數五十架的夢幻客機仍遭停飛而有待評估。

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U.S. regulators have taken them out of action across the world after a series of safety scares. 
美國主管單位在一連串的飛安驚魂事件後下令該機全球停飛。

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An investigation is underway into problems with the advanced aircraft's battery, a problem that forced an emergency landing in Japan on Wednesday.
針對這款先進機型電池的調查正在進行中，這個問題造成週三在日本發生的緊急迫降事件。

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Airlines there have the bulk of 787s in service, 
營運中的波音 787 大多數由日本的航空公司擁有，

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but the grounding order also covers commercial air carriers in India, Africa, North and South America as well as Europe and the Middle East.
但是停飛令的範圍涵蓋了印度、非洲、北美及南美洲，以及歐洲與中東的商務航空業者。

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Now, the Dreamliner is packed with sophisticated technology, and as Jim Boulden reports, these high-tech milestones come with their own challenges.
夢幻客機裝配了精密的科技，正如吉姆．波登所報導，這些高科技里程碑本身也附帶了一些挑戰。

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They are the symbols of modern engineering. 
它們是現代工程的象徵。

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The Airbus A380 and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner are milestones in aviation history -- 
空中巴士 A380 和波音 787 夢幻客機都是航空史上的里程碑——

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not design evolution, but design revolutions -- making them the most fuel-efficient airliners in the sky.
不只是設計的進化，而是設計的革命——讓它們得以成為天際最省油的客機。

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This, of course, came at a price, both over budget, both three years overdue. 
當然這是要付出代價的。兩款飛機造價都超出預算，也比預定完成時間晚了三年。

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And in just the same way, these rival airframe manufacturers have mirrored each other. 
這兩家敵對飛機製造商以同樣的方式反映出彼此的問題。

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Airbus and Boeing are now playing leapfrog with delays and setbacks since entry into service.
自從兩家公司的飛機投入營運以來，空中巴士和波音目前就像在玩跳蛙遊戲一樣，輪流遭遇延遲和挫折的問題。

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First, there were problems with the Airbus A380. A midair engine explosion last year; the plane landed safely. And then cracks in the wing components.
首先，空中巴士 A380 出了問題。去年發生引擎在空中爆炸的事件，後來飛機平安落地，接著又發生機翼零件出現裂縫。

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It was not a walk in the park, but we did it. 
這件事做起來並不輕鬆，但我們做到了。

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We have developed the solutions. We have tested the solutions in flight. And we can say that this A380 wing refit issue is now behind us.
我們研發出了解決辦法，也已在實際飛行中進行了測試，我們可以說 A380 的機翼整修工程已經完成了。

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And now it's Boeing which is firmly under the spotlight with its flagship Dreamliner aircraft.
現在成為各方矚目焦點的則是波音的旗艦夢幻客機。

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There is a chance, a relatively remote chance, that there's something more systematically flawed with the Boeing electrical system. 
波音的電力系統不太可能出現比較屬於系統性的瑕疵。

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Now that in its... that would be a much more complex and much more expensive issue to resolve, and certainly would lead to serious delays in the program.
現在就在它的……那樣的問題解決起來會更加複雜且更花錢，絕對會導致整個計畫嚴重推遲。

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It was two airlines in Japan that took the first step to cease operations. 
日本兩家航空公司率先採取停飛措施。

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With aviation authorities echoing their safety concerns for the lithium-ion batteries, grounding the entire Dreamliner fleet to [of] 50. 
飛航主管機關認同他們對於鋰離子電池的安全顧慮，下令夢幻客機機隊共五十架飛機停飛，

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And these are the same type of batteries that Airbus will use in the A350 XWB.
而空中巴士日後要用在 A350 XWB 上的就是這款電池。

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Regarding the 350 electrical architecture, we don't see any reason -- at least till we get additional information -- to change our design.
關於 A350 的電力結構我們看不出有任何理由——起碼在我們獲知進一步訊息之前——需要去改變我們的設計。

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Teething problems are part and parcel of groundbreaking technology where the warning signs come early so that manufacturers can tweak after a bit of wear and tear.
初期問題是創新科技不可或缺的一部分，警訊早日出現能讓製造商在些許耗損後進行調整。

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The 787 and the technology that it embodies is the next generation.  
787 及其內含科技代表的是下一個世代。

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Airbus will already be incorporating some of that technology into its new aircraft, 
空中巴士將會把其中一些科技運用在新的飛行器上，

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and you can be assured that the next generation of airplanes in the 2020s will have the technology that's been pioneered by the 787.
你可以確定的是，二○二○年代的新一代飛機將會使用現在 787 所創先開發的科技。

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No airline has said it's looking to cancel any of the more than 800 Dreamliners on order. 
目前沒有航空公司表示要取消預訂的八百多架夢幻客機的任何一架。

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But whether a minor fix or a major refit is needed, 
無論需要的是小調整還是大翻修，

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even without these incidents, these next generation of aircraft will take years for the manufacturers to turn a profit, if ever.
即使沒有這些事件，這些新一代的航空器得要花上好多年的時間才能讓製造商回本賺錢，如果有這麼一天的話。