灭顶法

是否还记得，过去几天我们一直关注的灭顶法，希望将漏油管道堵塞的方法，周末期间我们已经了解到，这个方法宣告失败。

Remember that effort top kill we 've been for the last couple of days , well , that effort to plug the leak now under way as we learn over the weekend that the top kill has failed .

昨天，海岸警卫队表示，灭顶法正在按照计划如期进行。BP一名官员表示，目前为止整个程序比较成功，但是他说，该程序还需要24至48个小时的时间才能完成。

Yesterday , the Coast Guard said the top kill process was going as planned . A BP official said it had been a success so far , but he also said it 'll take 24 to 48 hours to complete .

那或许也是“灭顶法”失败的原因之一。

That may have been one of the reasons the top kill failed .

首先是：灭顶法。

First : the " top kill " procedure .

昨天，海岸警卫队表示，灭顶法正在按照计划如期进行。

Yesterday , the Coast Guard said the top kill process was going as planned .

周六，“灭顶法”宣告失败，敦促公司官员商讨新的技术方法。

The so called " top kill " procedure was declared a failure Saturday , prompting company officials to talk about a new technique .