Pigeons disturb flights in Beijing

时间：2007-06-22 06:15:39

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Chinanews, Beijing, June 22 – Recently, some pigeons have flown over the Capital Airport and hit planes constantly. Fortunately, no accidents have been caused to the planes so far.

 

Every day, more than 100 pigeons are found flying above the Capital Airport. The pigeons may cause many planes to delay their flights. Sometimes, they can even damage the plane and kill passengers on board. The administrative1 staff in the Capital Airport fear that these pigeons may, one day, inflict2 some casualties. They urge that the authorities issue some laws to prohibit pigeons from flying near the Capital Airport, an official at the Capital Airport told this reporter.

 

Most of these pigeons are raised by local residents who live near the airport. Every day, they will let their pigeons fly for a while for exercise. The Capital Airport has thus become an ideal place for pigeons to practice flying.

 

As birds tend to fly a lot between March and October, this has become a busiest time for airport workers. They have taken many measures in order to scare away these intruders. The measures include firing cannons4, setting up some iron grids5 near the runways.

 

In addition to these measures, the Capital Airport workers have purchased advanced devices that are used to keep away birds. The devices can send out sounds similar to hawks6' or big birds' to keep away those small birds. The workers at the Capital Airport will fire cannon3 balls once every 30 minutes. Some workers will patrol around the airport to see if there are birds hovering7 near the runways. Once they find some “intruders”, the workers will fire cannon balls to drive them away.

 
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1 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
2 inflict Ebnz7     
vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担
参考例句：
  • Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
  • Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。
3 cannon 3T8yc     
n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮
参考例句：
  • The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
  • The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
4 cannons dd76967b79afecfefcc8e2d9452b380f     
n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 grids 3ee63c2476f49cd6c03c72e14687b4f7     
n.格子( grid的名词复数 )；地图上的坐标方格；（输电线路、天然气管道等的）系统网络；（汽车比赛）赛车起跑线
参考例句：
  • Typical framed structures are beams, grids, plane and space frames or trusses. 典型构架结构为梁、格栅、平面的和空间的框架或桁架。 来自辞典例句
  • The machines deliver trimmed grids for use or stock. 这种机器铸出修整过的板栅，以供使用或储存。 来自辞典例句
6 hawks c8b4f3ba2fd1208293962d95608dd1f1     
鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物
参考例句：
  • Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
  • Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。
7 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫
参考例句：
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

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