Debris found in the western Indian Ocean on Wednesday appears to be part of a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared in 2014, according to a source close to the investigation.
根據(jù)調(diào)查組消息人士顯示，碎片殘骸周三在西印度洋被發(fā)現(xiàn)是波音777的一部分，其樣式與2014年失蹤的馬航370一致。

The source said there is a unique element to the Boeing 777's flaperon, a wing component, that Boeing observers believe they are seeing in photos.
這位知情人士說波音777的襟副翼有著獨特的元素——機(jī)翼組件——波音公司的觀察者相信其正如圖中所示。

The debris was found Wednesday off the coast of Reunion Island, a French department in the western Indian Ocean. It is being examined to see if it is connected to flight MH370.
殘骸于周三在留尼汪島海岸處——西印度洋的法國部門被發(fā)現(xiàn)。殘骸正在接受檢查以確認(rèn)其是否與馬航370有關(guān)。

Officials conducted an initial assessment of the debris using photographs.
官方人事通過照片對殘骸進(jìn)行了初步的評估。

The source stressed the observations are preliminary.
知情人士稱這只是初步的觀察。

If this turns out to be a piece of MH370, it would be the first piece of evidence that the plane crashed.
如果這被證實是馬航370的部分殘骸，那么它將會是這場飛機(jī)事故之后的首個證據(jù)。

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