Title: Boeing(波音飞机) crash isolates FAA as(伴随，随着) China leads push against Max(出事机型，即737 Max)
crash n.撞毁，坠毁 crash v. car / plane crash 车祸 / 飞机坠毁
isolate v.孤立(人、国家或组织)；隔离
FAA 美国联邦航空管理局 the Federal Aviation Administration aviation n.航空；航空业
aviator n.飞行员 avi 鸟
push n.推动，推动力 push against 反对，抵制某件事
Three days after an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed, killing all 157 people on board, country after country(一个接着一个的国家) ignored assessments by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the plane(指和出事飞机同一型号的飞机) is safe to fly. Canada agreed that(省略掉了) it was too early to act but many countries(此处省略掉了) fell into line in growing numbers behind(方位词，跟在谁的后面) the first major nation to ground its 737 Max fleet——(扩折号在此，有点引出背后大佬的意味)China.
assessment n.评估 assess v.评估，评定
fall into line with + 对象 保持一致 with + 保持一致的对象 fall into line with the new rules 和新规则保持一致，遵守新规则
in growing numbers （介词短语做状语）国家的数量在不断上升
the first major nation 第一个主要的国家
ground v.禁止…飞行；使停飞；禁足
fleet n.机群，车队 a fleet of taxis 出租车队
In doing so, long-time American allies including the U.K.(英国) and Australia(澳大利亚) broke convention(打破常规) by snubbing an authority(权威) that has defined what's airworthy——and what's not ——for decades(十年，十年间).
in doing so 这样做的时候，如此以来
long-time adj.长期以来的
ally n.盟友；同盟国 the Allies 同盟国
convention 常规，惯例
snub v.冷落，怠慢
airworthy adj.（飞机）飞行性能良好的，适航的
释义：be in safe working condition and safe to fly
One day after the Ethiopian Airlines flight(航班，某航班的班机) plunged to the ground, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) drew a possible connection between the crash and Lion Air's in October. Separately(另外), the Wall Street Journal(华尔街日报) reported that Ethiopia wanted to send the flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders(黑匣子) to the U.K., causing U.S. investigators(调查者，调查人员) to hold intense behind-the-scenes talks(幕后谈判) to bring the parts to America.
plunge v.骤然下降，骤然移动 plunge into
CAAC 民航局
draw v.做对比，做区分；下结论 draw a comparison / distinction 作比对 / 作区分
draw a conclusion 判断什么和什么之间是有关联的
cockpit n.（飞机的）驾驶舱
cockpit-voice recorders(飞机驾驶舱内部录音器)
behind the scenes 不公开的地，幕后地
To be sure(毋庸置疑), Chinese aviation regulators do tend to be conservative. They banned the use of cellphones on aircraft until 2018, years after regulators in developed countries gave them the green light.
conservative adj.保守的；守旧的 liberal adj.开放的，开明的
give the green light 准许，允许 give sb the green light
But China is gaining influence. As a regulator, recent events indicate China is on its way to attaining the level of authority(威信力，权威力) enjoyed by the FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, giving the country global recognition for its ability to determine when an aircraft is safe to fly.
influence n.影响力 influencer n.在社交网络上有影响力的人，网红
be on the way to doing sth 接近完成某事 同义词 => be close to doing sth
recognition n.承认；任可；接受