1. When I was coming here (China) your options were either Tridents or ageing Russian aircraft
我剛來中國那會兒（中國民航業早期），（民航飛行）乘坐的選擇不多，除了三叉戟就是老式的蘇聯機型
people were a bit reluctant to fly
選擇乘坐飛機出行時，人們尚有些猶豫
but now you are looking at a very modern fleet
但如今，中國現在擁有極其現代化的機隊
China has one of the youngest fleets in the world
中國目前擁有世界上最年輕的航空機隊
Their policy is when an aeroplane gets 15 years old they will sell it
他們的政策是：當一個飛機投入使用15年后，就要把它賣掉（淘汰）
Whereas in the other countries they may use the airplanes for 25 years before they sell it
而其他國家，賣掉之前要使用25年之久
China has a young fleet and a very good safety record
中國擁有年輕的機隊，和杰出的安全飛行記錄
When I was coming to work in Guangzhou in1992 I was flying out on a Boeing 747-400
1992年我去廣州工作，乘坐的就是波音747-400
The last time I went back to the UK I was flying with the same airline—still using Boeing 747-400s —22 years old
而上次我回英國，乘坐的還是同樣的航空公司，波音747-400s，已經使用22年之久
Aeroplanes are not allowed to degrade in safety as time goes on
飛機的安全性能是不允許隨著使用時間而降低的
At certain intervals they have to be taken apart, everything checked
在一定的時間間隔內，他們必須要被拆分，每個零件都要被檢查
Parts replaced that need replacing
那些需要被替換的零件都要換掉
So aeroplanes are not like cars—they can fly safely for 30 or more years
所以飛機與汽車不同——它們能夠安全飛行30多年
It is just that it costs more money—the maintenance gets more expensive—so they have to replace them——
但就是花費是更多的，維修和保養費用越來越貴——所以他們不得不被淘汰
This surprises people—when you look at the US Air Force they are still flying B52s which started in the 1950's
這的確讓人有些吃驚，當你看到美國空軍仍然在使用20世紀50年代的B52s
The B52s is one of the longest flying aircraft ever—they put on new engines and avionics and they keep the aeroplane flying
B52s是目前飛行時間最長的飛機之一 ——他們換上了新的發動機和航空電子設備，讓飛機繼續飛行
Those military planes are so expensive—it is worth it to keep the old ones flying
那些軍用飛機造價太高——繼續使用原來的飛機是值得的
They were fantastic aircraft—they still are—amazing to see them in the sky
他們真是杰出的飛行器——當你看到他們在天空中翱翔的時候，還是那么迷人
Could you actually say now in China—The Chinese have taken to the air like ducks take to water
您認為如今可以這么評價中國么——中國人發展航空事業如魚得水

2. There was a pent up demand (in China) to be able to fly and see the world and visit your relatives in a city a thousand kilometres away. Or to see different parts of the world where Chinese (in the past) were never allowed to go
在過去，中國人一直有去千里之外的城市拜訪親友或者去世界上其他的地方旅游的需求。但在過去這是不太可能的。
Now the Chinese are the fastest growing travelling group in the whole world
而現在，中國人是世界上旅游人數增長最高的國家
It has been remarkable to watch this happening—to see the numbers just take to aircraft like going on a bus
光看數字，這個漲速是驚人的，坐飛機出行就像坐公車一樣（成為了日常選擇）
For us at a young age it was an experience to go on an aircraft—something you maybe do once in a few years
當我們這代人年輕時，乘坐飛機簡直是一種難得的經歷，幾年才有可能會經歷一次
For many young people here it is almost a weekly experience
對于這里（中國）的年輕人來說，幾乎是每周都能有的經歷了
It is amazing how fast China has transformed in 22 years I have been coming here
從我來到這里的22年里，中國真是以驚人的速度在發展
They love aviation—they love flying - they love to travel—and aviation is the way to travel
他們熱愛航空事業，熱愛飛行，熱愛旅游，而飛行恰恰就是一種旅游方式
It is just booming
簡直是發展迅速
You have been here quite a few years—when did you first see this transformation happening—China becoming airborne
您來這里時間不短了，第一次看到這種轉變是什么時候——中國正在成為一個在空中飛行的國家
When I first started coming the growth was fairly slow
當我剛來這工作時，發展是相當緩慢的
Starting in 1992 the government got very serious and active about improving safety
1992年開始的，政府相當重視并積極提高飛行安全
In only 8 years later the safety got up to international standards
時隔8年，安全性能已提升至國際標準
That was the time when the growth really started booming—because it was as safe to fly in China as any place in the world
就在那段時期，航空事業開始迅速發展—因為彼時在中國飛行與在世界任何地方飛行一樣安全了。
You recently received some award and recognition for your work?
最近您因工作的突出貢獻被授予了一些榮譽和獎勵？
In 2012 I received the CAAC Friendship Award
2012年，我被授予中國民航友誼獎
I was the first person to get it for improving aviation safety in China
我是第一個在中國致力于提升航空安全而被授予這個獎項的人
That was a big deal—the ceremony was headed by a Deputy Administrator for CAAC, a lot of important people were there—a wonderful day for me.
這個獎很有分量——中國民航的副局長出席了頒獎儀式，去了很多要員，對我來說是很美妙的一天