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逐句难点注释

1. 第一句中，有时态提示词“过去”，因此要用过去时；“乘飞机出行”可以译为travel by plane/air 或air travel；“难以想象的”可以译为unimaginable 或unthinkable。

2. 第二句中，时态提示词是“如今”，因此要用一般现在时；“随着……”给出事实背景，可以译为with/as…；“越来越多的中国人……都能乘飞机出行”作句子主干；“外出务工人员”可译为migrant workers。

3. 翻译第三句时，注意逗号前后属于并列关系，可用and 链接，也可以用 with 结构作补充说明，译为with many other cities also planning to build airports；“筹建机场”可译为planning to build/construct airports。

4. 第四句中，“航空服务”可译为air services；“廉价机票”可译为cheap flights、cheap/affordableair fares/tickets或hugely discounted airfares。

5. 翻译最后一句时，根据事态提示词“近年来”判断该句要用现在完成时；句子主干为“人数在不断增加”，可以译为the number of people has been increasing/on the increase；“选择乘飞机外出旅游”可以译为choosing to travel by air/plane。

参考译文

In the past, travelingby plane was unimaginable for most Chinese people. Nowadays, with thedevelopment of China’s economy and the improvement of people’s livingstandards, more and more Chinese people, including many farmers and migrantworkers, can travel by air. They can fly to all major cities, and many othercities are also planning to build airports. Air services continue to improve,and there are often cheap flights. So in recent years, the number of peoplechoosing to travel by air during holidays has been increasing.