Early reports suggest that a bird strike caused a jet plane to crash in the Hudson River near Manhattan today, leaving questions about how a little flying animal could down a big airliner.

• 今天早些时候的报道显示一只飞鸟的撞击导致一架喷气式飞机在曼哈顿附近坠毁在哈德逊河里,留下一个问题是:一只小小的飞行动物怎么能撞下一架大飞机呢?