Sure, we could have given all the seats their own arm rests, but then airplane flights would be so much less interesting from a social psychology point of view.

当然了，我们本可以是所有的乘客都有他们自己的扶手，但是这样一来，从社会心理学的观点看来，这段飞行的乐趣就将大打折扣。

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In theory, the airbreathing engine could propel an airplane to speeds of Mach 7 or faster, enabling aroundtheworld flights that would take several hours.

从理论上讲，这种喷气引擎可以将飞机速度推进到7马赫甚至更快，使飞机能在数小时内完成环球飞行。

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Not being stuffed into airplane overhead compartments on a dozen cross country flights.

飞机没有被塞进车厢上的开销十多越野飞行。

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She began making many long airplane flights with her husband.

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He confides that he sticks the cream in his ear to reduce altitude-related popping on airplane flights.

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Glaringly absent from the press conference was any mention of how many (or how few) airplane flights it would take to wipe out all the carbon dioxide savings achieved in the energy-efficient new terminal.

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Some overlapping flights likely will be chopped, or combined into one flight with a larger airplane.

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