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欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This news word comes from the result of the investigation of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: speculation.
这个新闻词汇来自对马来西亚航空公司17号航班的调查结果:推测。
Flight MH17 was shot down by an SA-11 Buk surface-to-air missile, transported from Russia to Ukrainian territory then controlled by Moscow-backed rebels.
MH17航班被一个SA-11地对空导弹击中,这个导弹从俄罗斯被运到乌克兰领地,然后被由俄罗斯支持的反叛分子控制。
Hans De Borst's 17-year-old daughter was among the 298 victims.
Hans De Borst的17岁的女儿就是298个遇难者之一。
Up till now there was a lot of speculation, but I see this as now, a big relief for me.
直到现在,有很多种推测,但是我认为这对我来说已经是一个很大的安慰了。
Speculation means ideas or guesses formed without firm evidence.
推测的意思是所形成的没有确凿证据支持的观点或猜测。
Speculation goes away when firm evidence is produced.
当确凿证据产生时,推测就会消失。
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