(单词翻译:单击)
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According to Business Insider, some Virgin Atlantic pilots are planning to strike from December 22 through December 25.
据“Business Insider”报道,维珍大西洋航空公司的一些飞行员计划在12月22日至12月25日期间罢工 。
The strike will involve members of the Professional Pilots Union, which represents roughly one-third of Virgin Atlantic's pilots.
该罢工将涉及“专业飞行员协会”的成员,该协会的飞行员约占维珍航空公司飞行员的三分之一 。
A spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic said that a "small number" of its pilots planned to strike and said the airline doesn't expect any disruptions to its flight schedule.
维珍航空的发言人表示,其公司的“少数”飞行员打算罢工,并称该航空公司认为其航班时刻表不会中断 。
The pilots are planning the strike because Virgin Atlantic made the decision to exclude the PPU from discussions about potential changes to pilot benefits.
飞行员计划罢工的原因是维珍航空拒绝跟“专业飞行员协会”就可能存在的飞行员权益变更进行谈判 。
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词语解释
1.strike v. 攻击;罢(工、课等)
例句:French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay.
法国空中交通管制员因为薪资纠纷已开始了为期3天的罢工 。
2.exclude v. 将……排除在外;不包括
例句:I cannot entirely exclude the possibility that some form of pressure was applied to the neck.
我不能完全排除颈部受到某种压迫的可能性 。