2006年VOA标准英语-US Passengers Face Additional Airport Security

By David Byrd
Washington
10 August 2006

The terrorist plot to blow up aircraft flying between Britain and the United States is having repercussions¹ in many airports around the world.  Investigators² have indicated the plot centered on a plan to use liquid explosives, and many airports are now prohibiting passengers from carrying any liquids on board with them.  VOA's David Byrd went out Washington's Dulles International Airport to speak with passengers and has this report.

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New signs taped on prohibited items list as passengers line up to go through security checkpoint at Dulles International Airport outside Washington DC, Aug. 10, 2006  
  
The security line stretched the length of Dulles airport and check-in lines were crowded as well.  Police with bomb-sniffing dogs were patrolling the airport and Transportation Security Administration officials asked passengers to put all liquids, including their morning coffee or any other drinks, in large plastic bins³.

Keith West and Marylin Brophy were on their way home to Wyoming from Johannesburg, South Africa, and were surprised by the restrictions⁴.

"If it's for security, I'll do it, but most of it is just standing⁵ in lines," West said.

"No, it doesn't bother me at all, if it has to be done, it has to be done, but it's an inconvenience," said Brophy. "If you want to fly you have to obey the rules."

As Transportation Security Administration workers asked passengers to empty their carry-on luggage of all liquids, Mandy Reshalwurtz, a student just back from Harvard University's World Teach program in Namibia, said that she had heard the new rules, and did not mind the long wait as long as it kept her safe.

"It's longer than normal, I think," she said.  "And we're still not even there yet, so we have quite a ways to go.  It's an inconvenience, but if it is going to make things safer for us then it is worth doing.  It just takes a minute to put it in your checked baggage."

At the head of the line, Bryan Stewart of Reston, Virginia, said he could accept the new restrictions if it meant a safe flight.

"Well, if it keeps us safe, I'm all for it you know," he said.  "It's a little bit of a cost, but I'd rather be alive and have every one else be alive and get where I am going safely."

The line continued to snake through the terminal throughout the morning, but crowds were orderly, and officials were making every effort to accommodate travelers. Because of the delays caused by the increased security precautions, Washington Metro⁶ Airports Authority officials are advising passengers to get to the airport even earlier.

1 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句

4 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

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。