The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.

事故是在喷气式飞机正要起飞时发生的。

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But it will take a lot longer for the bank to show that it really has cast off its accident-prone ways.

但花旗还需要更长时间以表明它已经彻底甩掉了易于出事的运营模式。

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Passengers said the accident happened immediately after take-off.

乘客表示客机一起飞就失事。

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But the truth is that Air France did not want to appear insensitive, pushing for a return of the aircraft, after the horrendous accident which happened when one of its aircraft caught fire on take-off from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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But it will take a lot longer for the bank to show that it really has cast off its accident-prone ways.

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