China will need around 10,000 light aircraft within the next five years to accommodate the general aviation sector's rapid expansion.
An industry insider says the number is based on market calculation. Light aircraft are something which like private car 15 years ago, most Chinese people dared not believe they would ever own, but they have now become common for some Chinese citizens.
Pan Linwu is executive vice president of AVIC International Holding Corporation, one of the largest state-owned aviation import and export firms in China.
Pan says China is witnessing the takeoff of the general aviation industry, which always begins with light aircraft, because they form the largest part of the global general aviation fleet.
General aviation refers to all civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services, and ranges from helicopters to private jets.
light aircraft n. 轻型飞机 一般指最大起飞重量小于5,700公斤的飞机,全世界共有40万架。这种飞机具有轻便、安全、使用要求低、能在草地起降、易于操作、价格低廉等特点。aircraft一词单复数同形,所以这里的10,000 light aircraft没有任何问题,如果写10,000 light aircrafts反而是错的。英语为非母语者特别容易犯这个错,请格外留意。
general aviation n. 通用航空 指使用民用航空器从事公共航空运输以外的民用航空活动,包括从事工业、农业、林业、渔业和建筑业的作业飞行以及医疗卫生、抢险救灾、气象探测、海洋监测、科学实验、教育训练、文化体育等方面的飞行活动。
industry insider n. 业内人士
AVIC International Holding Corporation n. 中国航空技术国际控股有限公司,简称中航国际。前身是中国航空技术进出口总公司,诞生于1979年1月,2008年完成改制更名。目前,中航国际在全国各大主要城市均设立了全资或控股子公司,在50多个国家和地区设立了110多家海外机构,并拥有8家上市公司。公司员工超过7万人,客户遍及180多个国家和地区,公司总资产规模逾2200亿元。
Pan Linwu n. 潘林武 北京航空航天大学工程硕士。现任中航国际副总裁、总会计师。
executive vice president n. 副总裁 中文和英文的习惯在这类词上有明显差异。中文里总把“副”放在前面,而英文里vice则出现在后面,紧贴着president。所以副总裁是executive vice president,而不是vice executive president。
other than… 除了… 同样是“除了”,except不包括提到的对象,apart from则包括。相比之下,other than比较复杂,既可包括也可不包括,视上下文而定。
例句:
I volunteer because I love this city, and I need to give something back other than tax dollars. (我当志愿者是因为我热爱这座城市。除了交税之外,我还需要以其他方式回馈。*这个other than包括tax dollars,因为我交了税。)
Considering the severity of the crime, nothing other than a death sentence would serve him right. (考虑到罪案的严重性,除了死刑,其他什么结果都便宜他了。*这个other than不包括death sentence,因为死刑在我看来是和他罪行对应的惩罚,没有便宜他。)