Seen sometimes in our communities with their pristine appearance, distinctive uniforms and giveaway carry-on bags, are flight attendants, or to be more politically correct, cabin crew. But less than 10 percent of those who apply for the much-envied positions actually make the grade.
有时，在我们的社区中，可以看到空乘人员，或者更政治正确地说，空乘人员，他们有着质朴的外观、独特的制服和赠送的随身行李包。但在申请这些令人羡慕的职位的人中，只有不到 10% 能够真正获得成功。
Yesterday, 20 December, saw China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu hold the finals for its selection of flight attendants to enter service with the company and soon be taking to the skies out of the company’s bases in Nanjing, Wuxi and Changzhou in Jiangsu, and elsewhere.
昨天，12月20日，东航江苏举行空乘人员选拔决赛，即将在江苏南京、无锡、常州等基地起飞。
The Ramada Hotel next to Nanjing Lukou International Airport was appropriately the venue for the finals, after some 3,500 people submitted applications online, beginning 2 days prior, in that which was China Eastern’s third batch of flight attendant recruitment for 2023.
南京禄口国际机场旁的华美达酒店成为了东航2023年第三批空乘人员招聘的决赛场地，自两天前开始，已有约3500人在线报名。
Of those, over 2,800 people were given the opportunity for initial testing, that ultimately whittled them down to 300. As the Yangtze Evening News puts it, they were finally admitted in to the training program “on a merit-based footing”.
其中，超过2800人获得了初步测试的机会，最终减少到300人。正如《扬子晚报》所说，他们最终“择优”进入培训项目。
It is with noting that this latest batch of attendants for the Airline are a young bunch indeed. Fully eight out of the 300 who qualified were born after 2000.
值得注意的是，该航空公司最新一批空姐确实是一群年轻的人。 300 名符合资格的人中，足有 8 名是 2000 年以后出生的。
China Eastern is also somewhat proud of the inclusive nature of its flight attendant program. Recruitment is open to all, regardless of household registration or higher-education major. Recent graduates, career elites, veterans and people from all walks of life may apply. Those with previous experience as flight attendants are also welcome.
东航也为其空乘项目的包容性感到自豪。招聘面向所有人，不限户籍、不限高等教育专业。应届毕业生、职业精英、退伍军人以及各行各业人士均可申请。也欢迎有空乘经验的人。
Yang Haitao is Deputy Director of the Party Committee Work Department for China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu. He said that candidates are assessed and scored in terms of temperament, language ability, understanding, response and much more.
杨海涛，东航江苏公司党委工作部副部长。他说，对候选人的评估和评分包括气质、语言能力、理解力、反应力等。
Appearance is also a factor, but not as much as one might think. The computer-based examination which faces applicants also includes an written English test and a psychological test. From an airline’s perspective, applicants with strong affinity, excellent service awareness and a good overall quality are more favoured.
外观也是一个因素，但没有人们想象的那么重要。申请人面临的机考还包括英语笔试和心理测试。从航空公司的角度来看，亲和力强、服务意识好、综合素质好的申请人更受青睐。
And in addition to their relevant work experience, individual talents or skills, examiners will be paying particular attention during the interview process to each applicant’s personal political outlook. That makes CCP ideology just as important as emergency-slide procedures for the 2023 cohort of China Eastern Airlines cabin crew.
除了相关工作经验、个人才能或技能外，审查员在面试过程中还会特别关注每位申请人的个人政治观点。这使得中共意识形态与东航 2023 年机组人员的紧急滑行程序一样重要。
