中国私人飞机市场繁荣发展

 　　中国私人飞机市场繁荣发展

       Private plane ownership is taking off in China. A one-engine ultra light plane costs about 195,000 US dollars.

　　A prospective¹ customer has come from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to Beijing to buy this ultra light jet.

　　He's on a test flight, and his co-pilot is the aircraft supermarket owner, Zhang Changyi.

　　It is the first "aircraft supermarket" in China, located in the outskirts² of Beijing. The supermarket opened just a few weeks ago and has become a new way for the wealthy to indulge themselves.

　　Buyers from all over the country are coming to this dealership³ to treat themselves to gifts that go from 120,000 dollars for a glider⁴ to 2.5 million dollars for a five-seat helicopter.

　　Zhang has already sold half the aircraft on offer and is waiting to move to a bigger hangar to process all incoming orders. In just a few weeks, he has sold one aircraft every two days on average.

　　But Zhang sees his business simply as a common supermarket that caters⁵ to the wealthy.

　　"I think it's like buying a radish or cabbage. It is true. Buying an aircraft is not that different from buying a radish or cabbage."

　　China's private aviation market is on the brink⁶ of a revolution, thanks to wealthy Chinese with a passion for aviation - and business executives who are opting⁷ to soar through the skies to avoid Beijing's gridlocked roads.

　　This is a relatively⁸ new phenomenon in China. There were only 150 private aircraft registered in 2011, despite the fact there were more than one million millionaires in the country, according to the last Hurun report.

　　The sales procedure has already become routine for Zhang. Once a customer's interest is confirmed, he moves the aircraft out of the hangar and onto a rudimentary runway.

　　But this new trend doesn't come without controversy⁹. Restrictions¹⁰ are still significant on private low-level flights in China – less than 500 meters in altitude -- and airspace continues to be managed by the military.

　　They all expect to see the authorities ease the ban on low-level flights as the number of private aircraft already flying in Chinese skies continues to rise.

　　For CRI, I am Li Dong.

1 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

2 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

3 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

4 glider   

n.滑翔机；滑翔导弹

参考例句：

• The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
• The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。

5 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

6 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

7 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

8 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

9 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

10 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制