本文的主角是英国知名的飞机制造厂索普威斯公司在其发展早期所推出的一种机型,它拥有一个独特的外号叫做“小报”(Tabloid)。顾名思义,作为区别于“大报”的“小报”一般具有两种含意:其一是指其报纸版面的开本较小,其二是指其内容多含光怪陆离的花边新闻或者意在吸引读者关注的耸动材料。而就这两层意思而言,索普威斯“小报”式飞机的得名都可谓恰如其分。 The protagonist of this article is a model that the well-known British aircraft manufacturer Thorpeks introduced in its early stages of development. It has a unique nickname called Tabloid. As the name implies, as the “tabloid”, which is different from the “big newspaper”, it generally has two meanings: one is that its newspaper layout is smaller and the other is the labyrinth whose content is mostly bizarre or intended Stimulating the reader’s attention to sensational materials. And in terms of these two layers, the name of Thorpe Wisconsin’s “tabloid” aircraft can be described as appropriate.