波音737和空中巴士A320
Of the thousands of different commercial passenger jets built over the past century, two have been listed as the most popular: the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320.
在過去一個世紀裡，數千架不同的商用客機被製造出來，其中兩款被評為最受歡迎的客機：波音737和空中巴士A320。
commercial(adj.)商業的commercial(n.)電視廣告jet(n.)噴射機list...as...把～列為～
The Boeing 737 was first produced by the American company Boeing in the late 1960s.
波音737由美國波音公司在1960年代末首次生產。
produce(v.)生產、製造manufacture(v.)大量生產
It is a narrow-body aircraft that entered service with Lufthansa German Airlines in February 1968.
是一款窄體飛機，於1968年2月在德國漢莎航空投入使用。
narrow(adj.)窄的wide(adj.)寬的
Since then, the 737 has become “the best-selling modern jet aircraft” in the world.
自那時起，737成為了世界上「最暢銷的現代噴射客機」。
sell like hot cakes銷售良好
In fact, the 737 family of jets entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling its 10,000th unit in March 2018.
事實上，737系列客機於2018年3月售出第一萬架，被列入《金氏世界紀錄》。
unit price單價
Of the more than 11,575 737s that have been built, around 8,000 were still being used in November 2023.
截至2023年11月，在已建造的超過11,575架737飛機中，其中約有8,000架仍在服役。
around(adv.)大約=approximately=aboutin use正被使用be out of use沒有使用
However, this number has likely decreased due to a January 2024 incident raising safety concerns over some 737s.
不過，由於2024年1月發生了一起事故，引發了對部分737飛機的安全疑慮，這個數字可能已經下降。
be on the decrease在下降中incident(n.)事件
The Airbus A320, which is also a narrow-body aircraft, is the second-most popular passenger jet in the world.
空中巴士A320也是一款窄體飛機，是世界上第二受歡迎的客機。
It was first produced in the late 1980s by the European company Airbus and first flown by Air France in April 1988.
於1980年代末由歐洲公司空中巴士首次生產，並於1988年4月由法國航空首飛。
Even though the Airbus A320 family of jets is two decades younger than Boeing’s 737, more than 11,100 of them have been produced.
儘管空中巴士A320系列客機比波音737年輕了二十歲，但其產量已超過11,100架。
even though 儘管=althoughdecade(n.)十年
With thousands more still on order and Boeing’s recent safety issues, Airbus’ A320 may soon become even more popular than Boeing’s 737.
由於還有上千架的訂單，加上波音最近的安全問題，空中巴士A320可能很快就會比波音737更受歡迎。
on order訂購中The machine parts are still on order.機器零件尚在訂購中popularity(n.)名氣