The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been called off, in a joint statement made by Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments on Tuesday.
本周二，澳大利亚、马来西亚以及中国政府发布一份联合声明，宣布停止搜寻失联的马航客机MH370。
For the past two years, authorities have combed a 120,000 square km patch of the Indian Ocean to no avail, with no sign of the plane yet to be found.
"Despite every effort using the best science available, cutting-edge technology, as well as modeling and advice from highly skilled professionals who are the best in their field, unfortunately, the search has not been able to locate the aircraft," the statement said.
"The decision to suspend the underwater search has not been taken lightly nor without sadness."
The Malaysian Airlines flight went off the grid in March 2014, with 239 passengers on board heading for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.
The governments did not make the decision lightly, but were unable to find any credible evidence that a continued search would generate a successful outcome.
"Whilst combined scientific studies have continued to refine areas of probability, to date no new information has been discovered to determine the specific location of the aircraft," the statement said.
"We remain hopeful that new information will come to light and that at some point in the future the aircraft will be located," it said.
相关单词：joint
joint解释：adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
joint例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
相关单词：grid
grid解释：n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
grid例句：
In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
Modern gauges consist of
相关单词：credible
credible解释：adj.可信任的，可靠的
credible例句：
The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
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