surveillance plane 侦察飞机

an encroachment upon Chinese sovereignty and airspace 对中国主权和领空构成了严重侵犯

EP-3 electronic reconnaissance plane EP-3电子侦察机

territorial waters 领海

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea《联合国海洋法公约》

The Law on China's Territorial Waters and Their Contiguous Areas 《中华人民共和国领海及毗连区法》

The Paris Aviation Covenant 《巴黎航空公约》(1919)

The International Civil Aviation Covenant 《国际民用航空公约》(1944)

exclusive economic zone 专属经济区

free overflight 飞越自由

China's exclusive economic waters 中国沿海专属经济区

overrun the scope of free over-flight 超越了飞越自由范围

enjoy the freedom of overflight in the exclusive economic waters of a nation 在一国的专属经济区享有飞越自由

a mayday call (船只或飞机发出的)无线电求救呼号

bump into 撞击

sit idle 坐视不管

emergency landing 迫降

bear full responsibility 负有全部责任

all-out efforts 全力以赴

conduct the search- and-rescue work 开展搜索和救援工作

diplomatic immunity 外交豁免权

sovereign immunity 主权豁免

grant somebody access to … 给某人去…的途径和权力

a Pentagon spokesman 五角大楼（美国国防部）发言人

monitor the situation 控制局势

sophisticated equipment 高级设备

salvage ship 海上救助船

international waters国际海域

round-the-clock diplomacy 24小时不间断的外交活动

a straight-out apology 直接的道歉