As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, or movies.

作为经常旅行的人，以及两岁孩子的父母，我们有时会想象，当我们其中一人登上飞机，不被手机、朋友或电影分心时，能做多少工作。

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We are usually tired already by the time we get on a plane, and the crowded space and unstable internet connection make work more challenging.

当我们上飞机的时候，通常已经很累了，而拥挤的空间和不稳定的网络使工作更具挑战性。

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We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through security, doing a last-minute work call, calling each other, then boarding the plane.

我们争分夺秒地完成所有的基础工作：打包行李，通过安检，在最后一分钟打个工作电话，互相打电话，然后登机。

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Airlines say they police their cleaning crews and often require two people to work a plane at the same time.

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By way of comparison, West Germany is spending approximately as much for its own work on an aerospace plane.

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While we've certainly put a crick or two in our necks after a long work session on an plane, the story strikes us as being classic scare-journalism: although a lot of frightening statistics are trotted out, no published research is cited and the two main sources quoted are chiropractors.

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