Roaring thrust-reversers rapidly slow the giant MD-11 jet as it touches down on the runway before turning to taxi towards a sprawling floodlit building.

咆哮着的喷气发动机推力反向器当大型MD-11型喷气式飞机着陆时,咆哮着的发动机推力反向器开始减速,然后转向停靠在一排泛光灯照明大楼前的货车。

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Whereas jet engines were long and slim in the 1960s, today they have a vast opening at the front containing a giant fan.

60年代的喷气式飞机引擎又长又细，而今天它们的前端有了一个硕大的开口，巨大的风扇包含其中。

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This chain eventually led to jet aircraft, nuclear power, and giant radio telescopes .

这一链条后来导致了喷气式飞机，原子能和巨型射电望远镜的发明。

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Back when he was just a contractor in Saudi Arabia, he is said to have impressed impatient royal clients by wheeling in giant jet engines to blow-dry a concrete wall.

ECONOMIST: For now, at least

The intended market is city pairs (like Seattle-Paris) big enough to support nonstop service with a smallish jet but not big enough to fill a giant long-distance plane like the Boeing 747 or upcoming Airbus A380.

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Yet this giant is an eclectic collection of seemingly unrelated pieces--jet engines and lightbulbs, synthetic polymers and Friends sitcoms.

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