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Long queues, delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.
在英國，對乘飛機時排長隊、推遲航班、機場擁擠的抱怨出現在人們對話中的頻率已經快要趕超他們長久以來的吐槽對象——壞天氣了。
Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at London's major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain.
同時，還有人指責倫敦幾個主要機場糟糕的服務使得外國人越來越不愿意來英國做生意。
Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs seven major airports, including the three main ones serving London.
眾多指責的焦點是英國機場管理局。該機構運營著七家大型機場，其中三家在倫敦。
The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.
目前競爭委員會將對英國機場管理局進行調查，調查旨在確定英國機場管理局是否需要將其部分資產出售。
The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.
其目的是通過加強競爭來推動機場服務質量的提升。
The British Airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company,
最近被一家西班牙公司收購的英國機場管理局，
says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure but a lack of runway and terminal capacity,
表示問題的根源不在于產權結構而在于跑道和航空站容客量不足，
which it is addressing through a program of heavy investment.
而他們正在投巨資解決這一問題。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
請根據你剛聽到的內容回答問題3-4。
Question 3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?
問題3：競爭委員會將對什么展開調查？
Question 4. What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?
問題4：英國機場管理局認為導致英國機場服務質量差的根源問題是什么？
