2018考研英语阅读：中国解除飞机手机禁令

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　　E-gadget ban during flights to be lifted

　　中国解除飞机手机禁令，飞机上玩手机不是梦!

　　China’s civil aviation authority said on Monday that it will lift its ban on the use of portable electronic devices on aircraft, and airlines will make the decision themselves.

　　本周一，中国民航当局表示将取消对飞机上使用便携式电子设备的禁令，航空公司将自行决定。

　　A newly revised administrative rule that will take effect in October said airline companies will be allowed to make their own assessments of the influence of portable electronic devices.

　　将于十月份生效的新订的行政规章许可航空公司对便携式电子设备的影响自行评估。

　　Airline companies will decide what electronic devices can be used on their planes, and make their own rules.

　　航空公司将决定在飞机上可以使用哪些电子设备，并制定自己的规则。

　　Since 1999, China’s aviation authority has banned the use of any portable electronic devices on the plane. It was thought the wireless signals from those could affect flight safety.

　　自1999年以来，中国航空当局已经禁止在飞机上使用任何便携式电子设备。人们认为这些无线信号可能会影响飞行安全。

　　But now, the government will give airlines the right to decide on their own, said Zhu Tao, deputy director of the Department of Flight Standard of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

　　中国民航局飞行标准司副司长朱涛说：“但现在，政府将给航空公司自行决定权。”

　　I believe we will see various Chinese airline companies allowing passengers to use portable electronic devices on planes in the near future.

　　“我相信在不久的将来，我们会看到中国各航空公司允许乘客在飞机上使用便携式电子设备。”

　　The reason for the change is that the anti-interference characteristics of aircraft have been enhanced, Li Yuan, an expert in civil aviation, was quoted as saying by the Beijing News.

　　规章之所以改变是因为飞机的抗干扰特性得到加强，新京报引用民航专家李元的话。

　　Many foreign airlines have long allowed passengers to use certain electronic devices during a flight’s cruise phase, including phones and laptops.

　　许多外国航空公司早已允许乘客在飞行巡航阶段使用某些电子设备，包括手机和笔记本电脑。

　　Some Chinese airlines also allow laptops during the cruise phase, though they prohibit cellphones.

　　尽管一些中国航空公司仍禁止使用手机，但他们也允许在巡航阶段使用笔记本电脑。

　　The CAAC also updated its physical requirements for selecting student pilots for civil aviation. The new rules took effect on Sept 10. Now, a student can qualify with a visual acuity higher than 4.0 on an E Snellen chart, compared with 4.5 in the past.

　　民航局还修正了民航选择学生飞行员的身体条件要求。新的规则已于9月10日生效。现在，学生在E视力表中测得的视力高于4.0就能达标，而过去的达标要求是4.5。

　　This change was designed to recruit more talent that meets both the physical and knowledge demands pilots. It will have a positive and far-reaching effect on the development of the civil aviation industry, Zhu said.

　　朱涛说，“做出这一调整的目的是招募更多身体素质和知识储备都达标的飞行员人才，这将对民航业的发展产生积极而深远的影响。”

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