<p>Hope I didn't make too many mistakes! Makes a change from my text book!</p>

<p>首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，</p>

<p>For the first time in the air in 2 years, </p>

<p>中国新型“空警”-500预警机已经加入现役。</p>

<p>China's new type of 'sky patrol' early warning aircraft has joined active service.</p>

<p>“空警”-500预警机可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行 跟踪。</p>

<p>This 'sky patrol'-500 early warning aircraft can simultaneously track more than 60 aircraft within a radius of 470 Kilometers.</p>

<p>“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)</p>

<p>'Sky patrol'-500 airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) </p>

<p>看起来更像是美国的空中预警机，</p>

<p>resembles the American airborne early warning system </p>

<p>(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)</p>

<p>(whose upper section is a circular radar dome)</p>

<p>但体积小一些，</p>

<p>however, the dome is somewhat smaller,</p>

<p>由运-9四引擎涡轮 螺旋桨飞机</p>

<p>The aeroplane is powered by 4 Yun-9 turboprop engines</p>

<p>(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。</p>

<p>(similar to the American C-130) transporter aircraft.</p>

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2015-04-09T06:10:08.270Z
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Pedroski
<p>AWACS is abbreviation of Airborne Warning and Control System and it's just a control system that need to be set on a jet. 
空中预警机 is an independent jet that has AWACS on it.</p>

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biubiubiu
<p>The AWACS is a system, carried by a jet, since this jet is fully served as a carrier of this warning system, we can refer this jet as a airborne warning and control system too.</p>

<p>I figure what made you confused is that AWACS mean a system and a jet at the same time in paragraph you quoted, just to know that 系统(system) can be a concept, an idea, a theory, or an object.  </p>

<p>To be clear, let's take a look at this paragraph again: 
首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，中国新型“空警”-500预警机(<strong><em><code>a jet with the warning system</code></em></strong>)已经加入现役。“空警”-500预警机(<strong><em><code>a jet with the warning system</code></em></strong>)可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行跟踪。“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)(<strong><em><code>a jet with the warning system</code></em></strong>)看起来更像是美国的空中预警机(<strong><em><code>a jet with warning system</code></em></strong>)(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)，但体积小一些(<strong><em><code>空警-500 jet is smaller than the US jet with the warning system</code></em></strong>)，由运-9四引擎涡轮螺旋桨飞机(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。</p>

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nieschumi
<p>首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，中国新型“空警”-500预警机已经加入现役。“空警”-500预警机可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行跟踪。“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)看起来更像是美国的空中预警机(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)，但体积小一些，由运-9四引擎涡轮螺旋桨飞机(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。</p>

<p>I know what the first sentence means, but what I am getting from this passage is that the AWACS is slightly smaller than the 空中预警机 and needs transporting by another vehicle, but a search on google images shows that it is an independent jet.  This is from sina.com</p>

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# Help understanding this passage

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-09)

首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，中国新型“空警”-500预警机已经加入现役。“空警”-500预警机可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行跟踪。“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)看起来更像是美国的空中预警机(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)，但体积小一些，由运-9四引擎涡轮螺旋桨飞机(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。

I know what the first sentence means, but what I am getting from this passage is that the AWACS is slightly smaller than the 空中预警机 and needs transporting by another vehicle, but a search on google images shows that it is an independent jet. This is from sina.com

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-09. Score: 2

Hope I didn't make too many mistakes! Makes a change from my text book!

首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，

For the first time in the air in 2 years,

中国新型“空警”-500预警机已经加入现役。

China's new type of 'sky patrol' early warning aircraft has joined active service.

“空警”-500预警机可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行 跟踪。

This 'sky patrol'-500 early warning aircraft can simultaneously track more than 60 aircraft within a radius of 470 Kilometers.

“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)

'Sky patrol'-500 airborne early warning and control system (AWACS)

看起来更像是美国的空中预警机，

resembles the American airborne early warning system

(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)

(whose upper section is a circular radar dome)

但体积小一些，

however, the dome is somewhat smaller,

由运-9四引擎涡轮 螺旋桨飞机

The aeroplane is powered by 4 Yun-9 turboprop engines

(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。

(similar to the American C-130) transporter aircraft.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-09. Score: 0

AWACS is abbreviation of Airborne Warning and Control System and it's just a control system that need to be set on a jet.
空中预警机 is an independent jet that has AWACS on it.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-10. Score: 0

The AWACS is a system, carried by a jet, since this jet is fully served as a carrier of this warning system, we can refer this jet as a airborne warning and control system too.

I figure what made you confused is that AWACS mean a system and a jet at the same time in paragraph you quoted, just to know that 系统(system) can be a concept, an idea, a theory, or an object.

To be clear, let's take a look at this paragraph again:
首次在天空中被人目击不到两年之后，中国新型“空警”-500预警机(***`a jet with the warning system`***)已经加入现役。“空警”-500预警机(***`a jet with the warning system`***)可以同时对470公里范围内的60多架飞机进行跟踪。“空警”-500“空中预警与控制系统”(AWACS)(***`a jet with the warning system`***)看起来更像是美国的空中预警机(***`a jet with warning system`***)(其上部有圆形雷达穹顶)，但体积小一些(***`空警-500 jet is smaller than the US jet with the warning system`***)，由运-9四引擎涡轮螺旋桨飞机(类似于美国的C-130)搭载。


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