The ‘Naked’ Airport ‘裸体’机场
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_1919174/bbc_tae_234_naked_airport_au_bb.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]It’s a familiar sight in many of the UK’s airports – long [b]queues[/b] of people waiting to go through[b]security[/b] to catch their flights.[/p][p=21, 2, left]What if there was a simple and quick way to avoid all the [b]hassle[/b] of having to take off all metal objects, coats, belts and shoes in order for them to be [b]scanned[/b] in the [b]X-ray machine[/b]?[/p][p=21, 2, left]Surely everybody would[b] jump at the chance[/b] to beat the queues and get through security quickly and conveniently without the [b]fuss[/b] of a ‘[b]pat down[/b]’ search.[/p][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2009-10-15/95cc2f3d0cdb907f1c2065b7e8d6da69.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]Would you be happy for people to see you like this?[/p][/float]
[p=21, 2, left]A new technological solution to this problem is being [b]trialled[/b] at Manchester Airport, but not everybody is happy to take part.[b]
[/b][/p][p=21, 2, left]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 [b]concealed[/b] weapons or explosives.[/p][p=21, 2, left]However, the scan [b]reveals[/b] a lot more than that.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The images produced by the scan show a clear black and white outline of the passengers’ naked bodies, as well as [b]breast enlargements[/b] and[b]piercings[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Although the airport has said that the images are hidden from public view and [b]destroyed[/b] immediately after being checked, many people travelling at the airport are uncomfortable with the idea of being viewed in this way.[/p][p=21, 2, left]One [b]middle-aged [/b]lady, who preferred not to use the scanner, said, “Maybe if I was 18, [b]slim[/b] and lovely, I'd take it, but it’s a bit too personal.”[/p][p=21, 2, left]A spokesperson for the airport told the BBC that the images from the scan could only be seen by an officer in a [b]remote location[/b] before being deleted thus protecting the [b]anonymity[/b] of travellers.[/p][p=21, 2, left]After the trial the [b]Department for Transport [/b]will decide whether or not to[b]roll out [/b]the machines across the UK’s airports.[/p][p=21, 2, left]So if you’re coming to the UK next year, you might end up showing more than you expect.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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