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China to lift ban on using smartphones In-Flight

大家dà jiā都dōu知道zhī dào,在zài中国Zhōng guó坐zuò飞机fēi jī不bù允许yǔn xǔ使用shǐ yòng手机shǒu jī,笔记本bǐ jì běn电脑diàn nǎo,平板电脑píng bǎn diàn nǎo等děng电子diàn zǐ设备shè bèi。

现在xiàn zài,在zài国内guó nèi坐zuò飞机fēi jī,终于zhōng yú可以kě yǐ打开dǎ kāi这些zhè xiē电子diàn zǐ设备shè bèi了le!

其中qí zhōng,东方Dōng fāng航空háng kōng、海南Hǎi nán航空háng kōng等děng首先shǒu xiān制定zhì dìng了le相关xiāng guān的de规则guī zé并且bìng qiě启动qǐ dòng相关xiāng guān工作gōng zuò,除了chú le可以kě yǐ打开dǎ kāi使用shǐ yòng这些zhè xiē电子diàn zǐ设备shè bèi,也yě能够néng gòu为wèi旅客lǚ kè提供tí gōng空中kōng zhōng上网shàng wǎng服务fú wù。

但是dàn shì这些zhè xiē电子diàn zǐ设备shè bèi必须bì xū具有jù yǒu“飞行fēi xíng模式mó shì”功能gōng néng,否则fǒu zé仍然réng rán被bèi禁止jìn zhǐ使用shǐ yòng。

并且bìng qiě,笔记本bǐ jì běn电脑diàn nǎo和hé平板电脑píng bǎn diàn nǎo等děng大型dà xíng电子diàn zǐ设备shè bèi在zài起飞qǐ fēi和hé降落jiàng luò的de关键guān jiàn过程guò chéng中zhōng也yě不bù可以kě yǐ使用shǐ yòng。

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Vocabulary 62 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
大家 dà jiāeveryone
都 dōuall; both; entirely
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
中国 Zhōng guóChina
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
飞机 fēi jīairplane
不 bùno; not so
允许 yǔn xǔto permit / to allow
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
笔记本 bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) / (computing) laptop; notebook
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
平板电脑 píng bǎn diàn nǎotablet computer
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
电子 diàn zǐelectronic
设备 shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
国内 guó nèidomestic / internal (to a country) / civil
终于 zhōng yúat last / in the end / finally / eventually
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
打开 dǎ kāito turn on / to switch on
这些 zhè xiēthese
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
其中 qí zhōngamong / in / included among these
东方 Dōng fāngthe East; the Orient
航空 háng kōngaviation
海南 Hǎi nánHainan; an island province of southern China.
首先 shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
制定 zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
规则 guī zérule; regulation
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
启动 qǐ dòngto start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan)
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
除了 chú leapart from; besides; in addition to
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
能够 néng gòuto be capable of / to be able to
为 wèibecause of / for / to
旅客 lǚ kètraveler; tourist
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
空中 kōng zhōngin the sky / in the air
上网 shàng wǎngto go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
服务 fú wùservice
但是 dàn shìbut; however
必须 bì xūto have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
具有 jù yǒuto have; to possess
飞行 fēi xíngflying / flight / aviation
模式 mó shìmode; pattern; model
功能 gōng néngfunction; capability
否则 fǒu zéotherwise; if not; or (else)
仍然 réng ránstill; as before; yet
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
禁止 jìn zhǐto prohibit / to forbid / to ban
和 héand; together with
大型 dà xínglarge / large-scale
起飞 qǐ fēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
降落 jiàng luòto descend / to land
关键 guān jiàncrucial / pivotal
过程 guò chéngcourse of events; process
中 zhōngwhile (doing sth); during