英语听力精选进阶版 6190
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
An Invasion of Privacy? 侵犯个人隐私？
It’s a familiar sight in many of the UK’s airports – long queues of people waiting to go through security to catch their flights.
What if there was a simple and quick way to avoid all the hassle of having to take off all metal objects, coats, belts and shoes in order for them to be scanned in the X-ray machine?
Surely everybody would jump at the chance to beat the queues and get through security quickly and conveniently without the fuss of a ‘pat down’ search.
A new technological 1 solution to this problem is being trialled at Manchester Airport, but not everybody is happy to take part.
That’s because the technology being tested is an X-ray machine that makes a full body scan of passengers to see if they are carrying concealed 2 weapons or explosives.
However, the scan reveals a lot more than that.
The images produced by the scan show a clear black and white outline of the passengers’ naked bodies, as well as breast enlargements and piercings.
Although the airport has said that the images are hidden from public view and destroyed immediately after being checked, many people travelling at the airport are uncomfortable with the idea of being viewed in this way.
One middle-aged 3 lady, who preferred not to use the scanner, said, “Maybe if I was 18, slim and lovely, I'd take it, but it’s a bit too personal.”
A spokesperson for the airport told the BBC that the images from the scan could only be seen by an officer in a remote location before being deleted thus protecting the anonymity 4 of travellers.
After the trial the Department for Transport will decide whether or not to roll out the machines across the UK’s airports.
So if you’re coming to the UK next year, you might end up showing more than you expect.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
queues 排长队
security 安全
hassle 麻烦
scanned 扫描
X-ray machine X光机器
jump at the chance 急切抓住机会
fuss 忙乱
pat down 拍身检查
trialled 试用
concealed 隐藏的
reveals 透露/暴露
breast enlargements 隆胸假体
piercings 人体穿刺饰品
destroyed 销毁
middle-aged 中年的
slim 苗条的
remote location 遥远的地点
anonymity 匿名
Department for Transport 交通部
roll out 陆续推出
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
- I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
- I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
- The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。