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听力文本
A Malaysian airline has taken steps to help passengers who are fed up with screaming kids on flights. Air Asia is banning children under the age of 12 from sitting in the first seven rows of its economy class cabins. The airline said it is responding to the complaints of thousands of air travellers who say their biggest gripe while flying is the noise from children. The budget carrier has said its new booking system will mean passengers can reserve a seat in the new "quiet zone" at no extra cost, and experience "minimal noise". The new system will come into effect from February 2013. Air Asia's initiative follows a move earlier this year by Malaysian Airlines, who banned children from the top deck of its A380 aircraft.
The moves by the Malaysian airlines could be the start of a worldwide trend in air travel. A recent poll by Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper found that nearly 70 per cent of people supported the introduction of child-free flights, not just child-free areas. Frequent flyer Jonathon Stannard welcomed Air Asia's policy, saying: "It's about time. Economy is stressful enough without having to endure screeching kids and crying babies. It's usually the parents' fault. They rarely do much to control their children." Travel writer Simon Calder said: "People need to be tolerant. People who have a problem with children on flights need to get over it." He added: "I have two words for them, ear plugs."
中文翻译
马来西亚航空采取措施，帮助乘客解决“嚎叫”的屁孩。亚洲航空禁止12岁以下儿童乘坐经济舱头7排。航空公司表示称，孩子的叫嚷声是数千名乘客最大的抱怨。廉价航空公司称，新预定系统能够帮助乘客预定到“安静区”座位，没有额外费用，感受最小噪音状态。新系统将于2013年1月生效。今年年初，马航规定不准许儿童乘坐A380头等舱，亚航紧随其后。
马航此举或将引领全球航空业“风尚”。近期，英国《每日电讯报》的民调显示，近70%的民众支持“无儿童飞行”，不仅仅是“无儿童区域”。“空中飞人”乔纳森·斯坦纳德对亚航的举措表示欢迎，称：“是时候进行改革了。除了忍受尖叫的婴儿和儿童，经济舱备受压力。通常这都是父母的错。他们很少会对孩子的此种行为进行约束。”旅行作家西蒙·考尔德称：“乘客需要多忍耐。克服问题。”他还称：“我送给他们两个字，耳塞。”
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重点讲解
1.economy class 经济舱
例句：I want to go economy class, and I prefer the afternoon.
我想要经济舱的票。 另外我喜欢乘坐下午的班机。
2.respond to 回应
例句：He will respond to that, not me.
他将会为此事做出反应，我不会。
3.have to 不得不
例句：You have to consider what to do next.
你必须考虑下一步该做什么。
4.need to 需要
例句：You need to touch up the poem.
你需要给这首诗润色一下。
